Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of the Victims of Human Rights Violations

Occupation of the victimPercent
    Farmer47.8
    Local authorities18.4
    Sales person, trader6.9
    Housewives5.5
    Independent workers5.2
    Student3.5
    Teacher3.4
    Dependent employees3.0
    Other2.2
    Army1.8
    Manual laborer1.6
    Professionals or intellectual0.6
Total100.0
Gender of the victim
    Male79.0
    Female21.0
Total100.0
Educational level of the victim
    No education16.4
    Primary46.5
    Secondary24.6
    Higher12.5
Total100.0
Language of the victim
    Native70.9
    Spanish29.1
Total100.0
  • Source: Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, 2004