BB-243 / State Terror

Gwangju Uprising 1980

Historical case · Gwangju Uprising 1980

Gwangju Uprising 1980

The Act

This case documents the violence, killings, or systematic cruelty associated with Gwangju Uprising 1980. 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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