Untold Terror. Violence Against Women in Peru's Armed Conflict

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................i I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1 II. INTERNATIONAL LAW.............................................................................................................6 III. RAPE -- A PRACTICAL IMPUNITY......................................................................................10 A. A Question of Honor............................................................................................................10 B. A Weapon of War..................................................................................................................16 1. Emergency Legislation and the Military Code of Justice............................................19 IV. RAPE BY THE SECURITY FORCES.......................................................................................25 A. Rape in Interrogation ...........................................................................................................26 B. Rape in the Emergency Zones.............................................................................................34 C. The case of Raquel MartÌn Castillo de MejÌa ....................................................................41 V. RAPE BY THE SHINING PATH .............................................................................................44 VI. THREATS AND MURDER OF WOMEN LEADERS..........................................................46 A. Attacks on Survival Organizations....................................................................................50 B. Murder of MarÌa Elena Moyano .........................................................................................54 VII. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................58

Author(s): Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Year: 1992

Language: English
Pages: 66+v
City: New York City, NY
Tags: Peru; Historia del Perú; Peruvian History; Andes; Andean History; Historia andina; Sendero Luminoso; Shining Path; Conflicto armado interno; Guerra senderista

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................i
I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
II. INTERNATIONAL LAW.............................................................................................................6
III. RAPE -- A PRACTICAL IMPUNITY......................................................................................10
A. A Question of Honor............................................................................................................10
B. A Weapon of War..................................................................................................................16
1. Emergency Legislation and the Military Code of Justice............................................19
IV. RAPE BY THE SECURITY FORCES.......................................................................................25
A. Rape in Interrogation ...........................................................................................................26
B. Rape in the Emergency Zones.............................................................................................34
C. The case of Raquel MartÌn Castillo de MejÌa ....................................................................41
V. RAPE BY THE SHINING PATH .............................................................................................44
VI. THREATS AND MURDER OF WOMEN LEADERS..........................................................46
A. Attacks on Survival Organizations....................................................................................50
B. Murder of MarÌa Elena Moyano .........................................................................................54
VII. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................58