At the request of Queen Mary University’s Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice (CCCCJ) and a network of human rights and environmental organisations, the Tribunal met in London from 27 to 29 June 2024 to examine human rights violations committed by the Indonesian government against the indigenous peoples of West Papua. In particular, the…
At the request of the Puerto Rican section of the International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on the case of Puerto Rico in Barcelona from 27 to 29 January 1989. During the proceedings, the colonial nature of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United…
At the request of organisations and citizens opposed to the government of Mobutu Sese Seko, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on Zaire in Rotterdam from 18 to 20 September 1982. The session examined political repression and systematic human rights violations in the country, as well as the economic crisis, and analysed the responsibilities…
At the request of the Frente Revolucionário de Timor-Leste Independente (FRETILIN), the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on East Timor in Lisbon from 29 June to 2 July 1981. The session examined the consequences of the territory’s decolonisation process and Indonesian military occupation, as well as the serious violations of the Timorese people’s rights,…
At the request of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on Eritrea in Milan on 24 and 25 May 1980. The session examined the Eritrean question in light of the principle of self-determination, assessing whether the case constituted an ongoing decolonisation process.…
At the request of the Polisario Front, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held its first public session on Western Sahara in Brussels on 10 and 11 November 1979. The aim was to examine the issue ahead of the United Nations General Assembly debate on the territory’s decolonisation process. During the proceedings, the legitimacy of the various…
