The seventeenth session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, which took place in 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary of the so-called ‘discovery’ of the Americas, was devoted to the theme ‘The Conquest of America and International Law’. The Tribunal offered a critical re-examination of the conquest from the perspective of those who suffered its consequences.…
The Judgment is available in English and Italian and Spanish
The Judgment is available in Italian, English, French and Portuguese
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…
Following calls from various social organisations and as part of the international protests against the management of foreign debt, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, at the request of the American Association of Jurists in West Berlin from 26 to 29 September…
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal session on Nicaragua, held in Brussels from 5 to 8 October 1984, examined the allegations of aggression levelled against the United States by various Nicaraguan organisations and social groups in light of fundamental international legal principles. The Tribunal analysed the political, military, economic and logistical support that the United States provided…
At the request of three international organisations — the Groupement pour les Droits des Minorités in Paris, Cultural Survival in Cambridge, and Gesellschaft für Bedrohte Völker in Göttingen — the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal has convened a session dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. The session will address three fundamental questions: did the massacres and deportations perpetrated…
At the request of the Comisión de los derechos humanos de Guatemala, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a session on Guatemala in Madrid from 27 to 31 January 1983, one year after General Efraín Ríos Montt’s coup d’état. The proceedings revealed the military regime’s shift towards authoritarianism, the suspension of constitutional rights, and the systematic…
From 16 to 20 December 1982, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held a second session on Afghanistan in Paris to conclude its investigation into violations of international humanitarian law during the conflict. This investigation was based on the work of the Special Commission established at the previous session in Stockholm. Based on evidence gathered regarding methods…
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…
