[Download the Statement in pdf] In February 2025, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) heard shocking evidence of the Turkish assaults on Rojava, north and east Syria, over at least seven years – the targeted destruction, occupation and Turkification of Kurdish homes, fields, olive groves, archaeological heritage, villages, cities and towns, whose aim was the…
A coalition of peasant and indigenous organizations from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America have expressed their interest to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in requesting a session dedicated to the defense of food sovereignty, in particular the protection of seeds and crops that form the basis of their food systems and livelihoods. The…
The 55th Session of the PPT on Women of Afghanistan, whose public hearings took place in Madrid from 8 to 10 October 2025, came to a close with the public reading of the Judgement that took place on 11 December 2025 at the the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague. [DOWNLOAD THE…
The presentation of the judgment will take place on December 11, 2025, at the International Institute of Social Studies, ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX, Den Haag, Netherlands. This historic event, organized by Rawadari, HRD+, AHRDO, and DROPS in collaboration with this Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, will present the judges’ findings based on the evidence and testimonies…
At the request of a coalition of civil society organisations from the Maghreb, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a public session on Human rights violations against migrants by the Maghreb States, the European Union and its member States, which took place in Palermo from 23 to 25 October 2025, in conjunction with the Sabir Festival…
The Tribunal met in Madrid from 8 to 10 October 2025 at the request of four human rights organisations – Rawadari, the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organisation (AHRDO), the Organisation for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS) and Human Rights Defender Plus (HRD+) – to examine the situation of human rights violations in Afghanistan.…
56th SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST MIGRANTS BY MAGHREB STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND SEVERAL OF ITS MEMBER STATES Palermo, Sabir Festival, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, October 23–25, 2025 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Panel of Judges: President: Sophie BESSIS Members: Chadia ARAB, Braulio MORO, Amzat BOUKARI-YABARA, Wahid FERCHICHI and Luca MASERA The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT),…
Article en français ci-dessous 56° SESSION ON THE VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS BY MAGHREB STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND SEVERAL OF ITS MEMBER STATES Palermo, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, 23-25 October 2025 [DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM IN FRENCH] [LIVE STREAMING AL LINK] At the request of a coalition of Maghreb civil society associations,…
55° SESSION ON THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN Madrid, 8-10 October 2025 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Context The public hearings of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) for the session of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan were held in Madrid, at the ICAM, located at Calle de Serrano, 9, from October 8 to 10, 2025. The…
This indictment has been submitted to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) at the occasion of its 55° session held in Madrid (8-10 October 2025) and in response to the deliberate, systematic, and institutionalized campaign of gender-based persecution carried out by the Taliban de facto authorities against women and girls in Afghanistan since August 15, 2021.…
