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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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…
The second session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia, held in Barcelona from December 7 to 11, 1995, was convened to deepen and expand the conclusions of the previous Bern session, based on new evidence and subsequently collected documentation. The first session and its conclusions are considered an integral part of the…
The request to examine the situation in the former Yugoslavia was submitted to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) in March 1994 by the Swiss association “Tribunal Former Yugoslavia” from Bern, alongside jurists and civil society organizations. The complexity of the issues led the PPT to divide the proceedings into two sessions: the first was held…
The Judgment is available in English and Italian and Spanish
At the request of the Comisión de los Derechos Humanos de El Salvador, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on El Salvador in Mexico City from 9 to 12 February 1981. The Tribunal was asked to ascertain whether a policy of extermination was being pursued in the country, and to identify the responsibilities of…
At the request of numerous Argentine human rights organisations, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on Argentina in Geneva on 3 and 4 May 1980. The Tribunal examined the repression carried out by the military dictatorship established in 1976, analysing the erosion of the rule of law and systematic human rights violations. Using extensive…
