BB-221 / State Terror

Amritsar 1919

Historical case · Amritsar 1919

Amritsar 1919

The Act

This case documents the violence, killings, or systematic cruelty associated with Amritsar 1919. Historical records and scholarship describe significant loss of life or extreme suffering.

The Response

Later responses have included trials, commissions, official statements, memorials, denials, or continued contestation. The degree of accountability has varied.

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