Download the program of the international conference No century in human history, before the 20th century, has had the privilege of witnessing so much interest, so many declarations and so much legislation about human rights, globally. Indeed never before, with a few short-lived exceptions, had people attempted to establish a language of human rights, to…
In the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Peoples’ Rights (the Algiers Declaration), which Lelio Basso promoted together with other major intellectuals and policymakers of his time, the Lelio e Lisli Basso Foundation and the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal have the pleasure to announce the international conference “The Universal Declaration of Peoples’ Rights, its legacy…
The PPT met in Montreal from May 29 to June 1° at the request of a group of over 40 organizations from Quebec and the rest of Canada. The Tribunal identified a pattern of systematic human rights violations caused by the Canadian mining industry in Latin America. During the public hearings, the Tribunal assessed the…
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In July 2008, representatives of Pesticide Action Network International (PAN), supported by 48 other organisations, submitted a request to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal for action to determine whether multinational agrochemical companies were responsible for mass deaths, serious health damage, environmental plunder and the destruction of ecological balance and biodiversity. After two years of case collection…
The Irish Forum for Peace in Sri Lanka (IFPSL) submitted the request to convene the 36th session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in late 2009, with the support of a broad network of non-governmental organisations. According to the organisations, the Sri Lankan government has resorted to air raids and heavy artillery since the start of…
From 21 to 23 March 2007, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a second session on the Philippines in The Hague. This session was conceived as a direct follow-up to, and further examination of, the session held in 1980. This session formally examined charges against two parties: the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, led…
Download the Verdicts of the hearings and the final session: First hearing (Vienna, 10-12 May 2006) in English or Spanish Second hearing (Lima, 13-16 May 2008) in English, Spanish, French or Italian Final Session (Madrid, 14-17 May 2010) in English, Spanish or Italian Documentation presented at the concluding session in Madrid (in English)
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