DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME DOWNLOAD THE JUDGEMENT IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH FOLLOW THE EVENT VIA STREAMING ON YOUTUBE The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is calling on the European Union to suspend its “cooperation agreements” with the Maghreb States, as these agreements, with the EU’s support and complicity, violate the rights of migrants. The EU’s policies…
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) has sent a notification letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and to the Canadian Embassy in Rome, Italy, in accordance with its Statute and in compliance with the right to a fair hearing, to provide information regarding the public hearings of the Tribunal’s 57th session and the procedures for…
Download the programme The policies of the European Union and its member States regarding external border control and the criminalization of migration are part of a broader trend of a gradual erosion of human rights protections. The criminalization of migrants and of organizations working to save lives in the Mediterranean contributes to an increase in…
The Maghreb countries are responsible of crimes against humanity in their treatment of migrants The European Union is also responsible due to its financial aid to these States and its ongoing policy of externalising borders Press Release in Italian, English, Arabic, French e Spanish Programme of the event Links streaming: https://youtube.com/@permanentpeoplestribunal?si=2SDDEZ0pv336tEQM https://youtube.com/@ ejoussourportal?si= E3aJi6L7jABSTuVc https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bu9o3dL2Z/…
On 31 March 2026, the Tribunal will convene at the Club des Avocats in Rabat, Morocco (programme), to conclude the 56th session on human rights of migrants by the Maghreb States, the European Union and some of its member States. A second event is planned for 20 April 2026 at the Press Club in Brussels.…
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) has finalized the composition of the Panel of Judges that will preside over the hearings in Montreal from May 25 to 29, 2026. At the request of the Native Womens’ Shelter in Montreal and with the support of numerous organizations, including the Future Generations Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, Know History, JFK Law LLP, Aboriginal…
In 2024, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) submitted a request to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, supported by other organisations, to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and genocide committed against Indigenous children in the Canadian Indian Residential Schools system, from their establishment and consolidation until their dismantling in the 1990s. This…
THE PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL’S DECLARATION IN DEFENCE OF THE SEEDS Cartago, Costa Rica, 21 January 2026 Complete text of the Declaration of the PPT in English, Italian, Spanish and French The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) met for preliminary sessions in Cartago, Costa Rica, from 19 to 21 January 2026. It was convened by…
[Download the Statement in pdf] In February 2025, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) heard shocking evidence of the Turkish assaults on Rojava, north and east Syria, over at least seven years – the targeted destruction, occupation and Turkification of Kurdish homes, fields, olive groves, archaeological heritage, villages, cities and towns, whose aim was the…
A coalition of peasant and indigenous organizations from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America have expressed their interest to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in requesting a session dedicated to the defense of food sovereignty, in particular the protection of seeds and crops that form the basis of their food systems and livelihoods. The…
