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Peru's internal violence in the 1980s and 1990s left 15,000 people missing. ... CR-F-01071-W1 Preview film Download larger version (Windows media) 29 MB Peru's internal violence in the 1980s and 1990s left ...

• 2010-08-27
• Film

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Missing persons

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Missing persons

... with the violence that prevailed in Peru between 1980 and 2000, the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission , ... years of violence in Peru will be made public with a view to encouraging their ...

• 2003-06-06
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

Violence can break out suddenly or be an everyday reality. Police forces are responsible for restoring and maintaining public order - very challenging ... The ICRC is working with the Peruvian ...

• 2010-11-29
• Film

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Police

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

Violence can break out suddenly or be an everyday reality. Police forces are responsible for restoring and maintaining public order - very challenging ... The ICRC is working with the Peruvian ...

• 2010-11-30
• Video

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Police

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

It is 27 years since her husband disappeared but Adelina is still searching ... There are thought to be more than 4,500 mass burial sites in Peru, but today fewer than 10% of the recovered bodies have been ...

• 2011-06-28
• Video

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Missing persons

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Missing persons

As a result of the internal violence in Peru in the 1980s and 90s 15,000 people have been reported missing. But so far, the fate of only 10% is known: they were found alive, or their human remains were ...

• 2010-10-12
• Video

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

On 6 May the ICRC and the Peruvian National Police, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, ... On 6 May the ICRC and the Peruvian National Police (PNP), in cooperation with the Ministry of ...

• 2002-05-16
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Weapon bearers

In Peru, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) took part in training health promoters to detect possible cases of ... In Peru, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) took ...

• 2009-04-06
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Health in prisons
        • Tuberculosis

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

The ICRC had to use its own vehicles to transport nine casualties during recent incidents in Huamanga, ... 05-07-2004 News Release The ICRC had to use its own vehicles to transport nine casualties ...

• 2004-07-05
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

06-08-1998 News Release 98/31 Owing to the facility's extreme isolation, the ICRC has from ... In the second quarter of 1998, the ICRC continued its protection work in behalf of security detainees in Peru.

• 1998-08-06
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

... between the governments of Ecuador and Peru have not yet led to an agreement on the release of prisoners of war and civilian detainees ... At present two soldiers are being held in Ecuador and two in Peru.

• 1995-06-08
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Ecuador

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

When the armed MRTA group occupied the Japanese ambassador's residence last December, it detained over 700 people who were ... ICRC medical delegates check on the health of the 72 hostages every day, ...

• 1997-02-20
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

The show for the year 2000 highlights ideas such as saying no to discrimination, ... One of the most striking features of the show is that the songs are sung to rhythms such as Argentine sambas, ...

• 2000-09-15
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

17-09-1997 News Release 97/36 Following an outbreak of armed ... The ICRC sub-delegation in Tingo María provided emergency assistance (food, clothing, blankets, kitchen utensils) to 210 displaced ...

• 1997-09-17
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

16-06-1999 News Release 99/24 In early June the ICRC's Lima delegation, in cooperation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the ... Twelve officers from the three armed services and two from the national ...

• 1999-06-16
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

02-02-1995 News Release 95/2 Geneva (ICRC) - On 1 February the ... In Peru, where the ICRC has maintained a permanent presence since 1984, delegates have had interviews with representatives of the ...

• 1995-02-02
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Ecuador

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

Every day delegates deliver two hot meals per person, water, hygiene items and other basic necessities to the residence, ... During the past three weeks delegates have also been offering the hostages ...

• 1997-01-08
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

01-06-1995 News Release 22 During the conflict that broke out in January of this year between Ecuador and Peru, some 60, ... To date several casualties, both civilian and military, have been attributed ...

• 1995-06-01
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Ecuador

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

The group comprised 21 commanders and other high-ranking officers (all men) and five sub-lieutenants (women), ... The course lasted for five weeks, six days a week, during which the participants ...

• 1999-06-24
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

24-06-1999 News Release 99/25 Following the heavy flooding that devastated Coronel Portillo province in the department of Ucayali, ... The ICRC has 19 delegates and 44 local employees working in Peru.

• 1999-06-24
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

01-02-1995 News Release 5 In a memorandum sent to the governments of Peru and Ecuador on 30 January, ... These obligations are laid down in the Geneva Conventions which, in the event of armed conflict, ...

• 1995-02-01
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Ecuador

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

In the 1980s and 1990s, Peru experienced an internal armed conflict between the army and police on one hand and insurgent groups ... 29-02-2008 Feature In the 1980s and 1990s, Peru experienced an ...

• 2008-02-29
• Feature
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Missing persons

• People
  • Women

The clothing was found with the remains of 90 bodies discovered in mass graves in Putis, a village in southern Peru, last May. ... in mass graves in Putis, a village in southern Peru, last May.

• 2008-09-09
• Feature

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Missing persons

19-10-2004 News Release Evita Orihuela just couldn’t stop asking how much longer it would be before she got to Cochahuasi, ... The story of Evita and Salvador began in 1983 when Evita was 13. The ...

• 2004-10-19
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Missing persons

Lima (ICRC) – On 25 November, twenty government experts from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador and specialists from the International ... Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador and specialists from the International ...

• 2008-11-26
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Bolivia

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Ecuador

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Peru

• People
  • Weapon bearers