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The main purpose of this interdisciplinary Field School is to bring

university students out of the academic/theoretical world and to take them

to the field to have direct contact with people involved in the struggle

for justice, memory, and human rights.

The experience gained from interacting with important figures in the

real world, is what makes this Field School unique and

valuable.

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN PRACTICE:

THE INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT IN PERU

AND ITS AFTERMATH

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In this Field School, the students have the ability to workwith EPAF in a united effort to spend 3 weeks exploring a

range of topics resulting from the internal armed conflict

in Peru (1980-2000). During this time, students will

interact with EPAF staff, meet representatives from local

organizations, as well as public officials.

They will also have the opportunity to witness first-hand

events at ground level in Ayacucho, the area most

affected by the armed conflict, during which they will

explore issues of memory, development, gender, among

others.

Course objective

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Map of Ayacucho

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About EPAF

The Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF) is a non-profitorgani-zation promoting the right to truth, justice, and

guarantees of non-repetition in cases of forced disappearances

and extrajudicial executions.

EPAF seeks to contribute to the consolidation of peace and

democracy where grave human rights violations have taken

place by working alongside the families of the disappeared to

find their loved ones, gain access to justice, and improve

conditions affecting their political and economic development.

Over the duration of the field school, EPAF facilitators will be

responsible for guiding the students in addition to providing

translation services when needed, be it Spanish or Quechua.

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Contents

Introduction to Transitional Justice

This course provides an brief introduction to the

application of forensic science in the investigation of

cases of human rights violations. It begins by providing a

definition of what is forensic science and how could be

applied.

During a brief stay in the village of Huaytara, participants

will also get used to the climate and the typical altitude of

the Peruvian Andes. Students also have access to

documents of some cases investigated by the Truth and

Reconciliation Commission, as part of research about the

basin of Pampas-Qaracha river.

Travel to AyacuchoIn Ayacucho, the students could have meetings with

different human rights organizations, to learn more about

the history of the conflict in that region and for a better

understanding of the post-conflict situation.

The trip is concentrated in the southern part of the region

of Ayacucho, in the peasant communities of Hualla,

Sacsamarca and Huamanquiquia, located on the left bank

of the river Pampas-Qaracha, the central place of

confrontation between the Shining Path, Peru's Armed

Forces, and the Peasant Rondas.

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Topics

a) Internal armed conflict in Peru: a shift towards peace, justice

and reconciliation

b) Consequences of conflict: psychosocial consequences

c) Memory, the construction of local narratives, the overall ap-

proach in reconciliation: the Commission for Truth and Re-

conciliation (public hearings)

d) The disappeared in the aftermath of conflict, approaches to

search and restoration process

e) Gender: violence against women during armed conflict

f) Development: what we are and where we are going, and,

g) Exclusion and discrimination.

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The estimated cost of participation in the Field School is

US$ 3.000 for the entire month. To reserve a place, you

should:

Fill in the application form of the Field School, and

sent it to fieldschool@epafperu.org

Participate in an interview with the facilitators of the

Field School (via Skype). These interviews should takeplace in March-April 2014.

After the application process, we require a non-

refundable bank transfer/deposit of US$ 200 to reser-

ve a place at the Field School (the deadline is April

30, 2014).

A second payment of US$ 1400 must be made until

May 15, 2014.

A final payment of US$ 1400 must be made until May

31, 2014.

Places are limited.Costs include accommodation and meals.

Costs does not include airfare or travel insurance.

The Field School will be held from

June 17 to July 6, 2014.

Application process and costs

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Safety

Safety is, of course, our main concern and will be given thehighest priority in the planning and execution of the mission. We

make every effort to ensure the safety of equipment and solve

any contingency. In turn, students must comply strictly with the

regulations established by EPAF staff while in the country.

Although the area of Ayacucho suffered intense violence during

the internal armed conflict, the Pampas-Qaracha basin has

remained in peace for years.

We ask you to consider that while EPAF has taken all necessary

measures to guarantee basic services to students, the facilities

are those that correspond to rural areas of a developing country.

So, follow the instructions of the facilitators is essential to ensure

the safety of all participants.

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JOSE PABLO BARAYBAR the Executive Director of EPAF, has over 20 years of

experience as a Forensic Anthropologist. He has consulted and/or trained in human

rights cases in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Ethiopia,

Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Iraq, and the Philippines; he also

served as forensic anthropologist of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in

1996 and as Chief Forensic Anthropologist/Archaeologist of the International Criminal

Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1996-2002. Mr. Baraybar has expert

witness status in the ICTY, and was one of a handful of scientists to present forensic

evidence in the case of Srebrenica (Bosnia), the first case of genocide to be

prosecuted using forensic evidence after the trails of Nuremberg and Tokyo. In 2002,

he created the Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) in Kosovo, served as

its head until 2007 and was awarded with the UN21 Awards; he was also awarded with

the 2011 Judith Lee Stronach Human Rights prize, by the Center for Justice and

Accountability in San Francisco.

FRANCO MORA is an Archaeologist trained as a bioarchaeologist early in his career,

and he was also trained in forensic anthropology since joining the EPAF in 2007. Mr.

Mora has worked on several human rights cases as expert of the Prosecutor or of the

defence, in Peru and countries as Colombia, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Con-

go, Somaliland, Argelia, Mexico and the USA.

PERCY ROJAS is a Historian. In 2008 he worked in the Archive of the Reparations

Council of Peru, organizing records of victims of internal armed conflict. Since 2009,

Mr. Rojas works in the Memory Area of EPAF, collecting communal and individual

memories of the victims of the armed conflict. He was co-responsible for the research

and publication of the book From victims to citizens: Memories of political violence

in communities of the Pampas-Qaracha Basin (EPAF, 2013).

RICARDO ALVARADO is a Historian with 15 years of experience working in human

rights and development organizations, working in projects of prevention,

investigation and prosecution of human rights violations. Since 2011, Mr. Alvarado is a

member of the staff of the Social Projection Area of EPAF, and founder of the website

avecritica.com.

RAUL CALDERON is a Psychologist. Since 2007, Mr. Calderon works with

organizations of victims affected by the internal armed conflict, managing group

coaching sessions for emotional recovery.

Facilitators

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Organized by

The Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF) is a

non-profit organization that promotes the right to truth,

justice, and guarantees of non-repetition in cases of

forced disappearance and extrajudicial executions. EPAF

seeks to contribute to the consolidation of peace anddemocracy where grave human rights violations have

taken place by working alongside the families of the

disappeared to find their loved ones, gain access to

justice, and improve the conditions affecting their politi-

cal and economic development.

For more information: http://www.epafperu.org

Equipo Peruano de Antropologia Forense

Av. Mello Franco 341, Jesus Maria, Lima 15082, Peru

Tel: +51 (1) 424-5490

Email: epafperu@epafperu.org

Twitter: http://twitter.com/epafperu

Facebook: http://facebook.com/epafperu

Skype: epafperu

For questions, comments, or additional information,

please write to:

fieldschool@epafperu.org