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La Cantuta massacre

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The La Cantuta massacre, in which supposed members of Sendero Luminoso, a university professor and nine students from Lima's La Cantuta University were abducted by a military death squad, took place in Peru on 18 July 1992 during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. [1]

38 relations: Abimael Guzmán, Alberto Fujimori, Alberto Fujimori's arrest and trial, APRODEH, Argentina, Barrios Altos massacre, Congress of the Republic of Peru, Coup de grâce, Death squad, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Forced disappearance, Grupo Colina, Homicide, Hostage, Human rights, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Julio Salazar, Kidnapping, Lima, Lima Province, List of massacres in Peru, Massacre, National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, National University of San Marcos, Peru, Peruvian Armed Forces, President of Peru, Reuters, Ricardo Uceda, Sí (Peruvian magazine), Shining Path, Supreme Court of Peru, Tarata bombing, Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Vladimiro Montesinos, War on Terror.

Abimael Guzmán

Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso (born 3 December 1934), also known by the nom de guerre Chairman Gonzalo (Presidente Gonzalo), a former professor of philosophy, is the former leader of the Shining Path during the Maoist insurgency known as the internal conflict in Peru.

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Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Kenya Fujimori Fujimori (born 26 July 1938 or 4 August 1938) is a Peruvian former politician who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 22 November 2000.

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Alberto Fujimori's arrest and trial

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was arrested, tried, and convicted for a number of crimes related to corruption and human rights abuses that occurred during his government.

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APRODEH

Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH; Association for Human Rights in Peru) is a Peruvian human rights organization.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Barrios Altos massacre

The Barrios Altos massacre took place on 3 November 1991, in the Barrios Altos neighborhood of Lima, Peru.

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Congress of the Republic of Peru

The Congress of the Republic of Peru (Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.

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Coup de grâce

A coup de grâce (French for "blow of mercy") is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal.

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Death squad

A death squad is an armed group that conducts extrajudicial killings or forced disappearances of persons for the purposes of political repression, genocide, or revolutionary terror.

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Fernando Belaúnde Terry

Fernando Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 – June 4, 2002) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 57th and 60th President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985).

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Forced disappearance

In international human rights law, a forced disappearance (or enforced disappearance) occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person's fate and whereabouts, with the intent of placing the victim outside the protection of the law.

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Grupo Colina

Grupo Colina (Spanish for "hill group") was a military anti-communist death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of Alberto Fujimori.

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Homicide

Homicide is the act of one human killing another.

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Hostage

A hostage is a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against war.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages Spanish, French, and Portuguese CIDH, Comisión Interamericana de los Derechos Humanos, Commission Interaméricaine des Droits de l'Homme, Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS).

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica.

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Julio Salazar

General Julio Ronald Salazar Monroe was the de jure chief of Peru's National Intelligence Service (SIN) during the early 1990s.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful carrying away (asportation) and confinement of a person against his or her will.

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Lima

Lima (Quechua:, Aymara) is the capital and the largest city of Peru.

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Lima Province

Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions.

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List of massacres in Peru

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Peru (numbers may be approximate): Peru Massacres * Category:Internal conflict in Peru.

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Massacre

A massacre is a killing, typically of multiple victims, considered morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims.

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National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle

The National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle (Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle), often called La Cantuta, is a university in the Lima area of Peru.

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National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, UNMSM) is a public research university in Lima, capital of Peru.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Peruvian Armed Forces

The Peruvian Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components.

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President of Peru

The President of the Republic of Peru (Presidente de la República del Perú) is the head of state and head of government of Peru and represents the republic in official international matters.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Ricardo Uceda

Ricardo Uceda Perez (born July 27, 1954) is a Peruvian journalist notable for his award-winning coverage of military and government corruption.

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Sí (Peruvian magazine)

Sí is a Peruvian news magazine which was established in 1986.

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Shining Path

The Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso), more commonly known as the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso), is a Maoist guerrilla group in Peru.

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Supreme Court of Peru

The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest judicial court in Peru.

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Tarata bombing

The Tarata bombing was a terrorist attack in Lima, Peru, on July 16, 1992, by the Shining Path terrorist group.

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Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement

The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru, abbreviated MRTA) was a Peruvian radical group which started in the early 1980s.

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Vladimiro Montesinos

Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born May 20, 1946) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori.

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War on Terror

The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cantuta_massacre

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