Peruvian prison massacres

Peruvian prison massacres
LocationPeru
DateJune 18, 1986 (1986-06-18)–June 19, 1986 (1986-06-19)
TargetRioting prisoners
Attack type
Massacres, mass executions
DeathsAt least 224
PerpetratorsPeruvian Army
Peruvian Navy

The Peruvian prison massacres occurred on June 18–19, 1986, after a series of riots in the San Pedro, Santa Mónica, and El Frontón prisons in Lima and Callao. The military repression of these riots resulted in the loss of at least 224 lives.[1][2]

  1. ^ "World Prison Massacres". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Weschler, Joanna (1993). The Human Rights Watch global report on prisons. Human Rights Watch. p. 93. ISBN 1-56432-101-0.