“Democracy and megaprojects”, debate on the Verdict of Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, Rome, 7 October 2016

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  Democracy and megaprojects. The Verdict of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal 7 October 2016, h 17.30 Fondazione Basso discussants: Umberto Allegretti, jurist, University of Florence Tomaso Montanari, University Federico II of Naples Livio Pepino, president of Controsservatorio Val Susa Franco Ippolito, president of Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Chairperson: Nicoletta Dentico, Lelio and Lisli Basso Foundation

42. Living wage for garment workers in Asia (Sri Lanka 2011; Cambodia 2012; India 2012; Indonesia 2014; Sri Lanka 2015)

Economic crimes, People without borders, Jurisprudence

The Tribunal held four public hearings in Sri Lanka (2011), Cambodia (2012), India (2012) and Indonesia (2014), followed by a final session in Sri Lanka (2015). This session was requested by the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), a network of Asian organisations campaigning for women’s rights in the garment industry and the recognition of a…

PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL ON THE CANADIAN MINING INDUSTRY HEARING ON L ATIN AMERICA PROGRAMME May 29th – June 1st, 2014: Montréal, Canada

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TRIBUNALE PERMANENTE DEI POPOLI SESSIONE SU IMPRESE MINERARIE CANADESI UDIENZA SULLE IMPRESE MINERARIE CANADESI IN AMERICA LATINA Montréal, 29 maggio – 1 giugno 2014 Su richiesta di un’ampia rete di organizzazioni della società civile canadese e internazionale, il Tribunale Permanente dei Popoli inaugurerà nei prossimi giorni una nuova Sessione per indagare le politiche delle imprese…

Press release:The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka – Session II 7th – 10th December 2013 Bremen, Germany

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The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka Session II 7th – 10th December 2013 Bremen, Germany   Panel of Judges presents verdict finding Sri Lanka guilty of the crime of genocide against the Eelam Tamil people; the UK and USA were found to be guilty of complicity, while the Judges withheld their decision on India’s…

27-28 settembre 2013:INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PEOPLES’ TRIBUNALS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

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Tribunale Permanente dei Popoli – Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos Australian Human Rights Centre – Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso – ISSOCO INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PEOPLES’ TRIBUNALS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE TRIBUNALES DE OPINIONES Y DERECHO INTERNACIONAL   27-28 September…

38. Free trade, violence, impunity and peoples’ rights in Mexico (Mexico, 2011-2014)

Economic crimes, Environmental crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Jurisprudence

In October 2011, a broad network of Mexican civil society groups, associations, movements and individuals filed a petition with the Tribunal, requesting an investigation into the effects of the country’s adopted neoliberal economic policies since NAFTA came into force. The opening session was held in Ciudad Juárez from 27 to 29 May 2012, during which…

32. Human Rights violations in Algeria, 1992-2004 (Paris, 5-8 November 2004)

Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, Jurisprudence

In 2003, the Justice for Algeria Committee – with the support of 16 other Algerian and international NGOs – submitted a request to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal to open an investigation into human rights violations committed in Algeria, particularly since 1992, with a view to exposing and condemning human rights violations attributable to the state’s…

04. The Philippines and Bangsa Moro people (Anversa, 30 October-3 November 1980)

Peoples' Self-determination, Genocide, Jurisprudence

At the request of organisations representing the two peoples, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on the Philippines and the Bangsa-Moro people in Antwerp from 30 October to 3 November 1980. The session examined human rights and peoples’ rights violations committed by the Ferdinand Marcos regime, as well as the roles of foreign powers,…