 The group took its name from Rodrigo Franco Montes, a member of the APRA who was assassinated by Shining Path militants.According to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the group committed various human rights violations, including the murder of a human rights lawyer, the murder of a member of the Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland), the murder of a member of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and the placement of a car bomb in front of a newspaper's headquarters.The Rodrigo Franco Command was trained in North Korea.