The Declaration of the PPT panel of the judges that heard in Barcelona, on the occasion of the hearing on “non-law” spaces (29 June – 1 July 2018) is available in Spanish. Representatives of associations and communities of migrants reported numerous cases of violation of human rights occurring at the southern border of Spain and more…
In the framework of the Session on the violation of the rights of migrants and refugees, the hearing on the “No rights” spaces will take place in the city of Barcelona from June 29 to July 1, along three axes: Southern border with Spain, Gender, Minors and young people (see here the program with the…
The PPT is an international, fully independent organization established in 1979 as an opinion Tribunal having as its primary statute the Universal Declaration of Peoples’ Rights (Algiers, 1976). The main aim of the PPT is to contribute to the struggle of peoples for their self-determination and the prevention, assessment, judgment and reparation of their fundamental…
The Session of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal on “Alleged violations of international law and international humanitarian law by the Turkish Republic and its officials in their relations with the Kurdish people and their organisations” took place in Paris, France on 15 and 16 March 2018. The Tribunal will announce its Judgment (EN – FR) at…
Peoples’ Tribunals and International Law (Edited by Andrew Byrnes and Gabrielle Simm, published by the Cambridge University Press in January 2018) came out earlier this year and will be formally launched in Sydney at UNSW on 15 May 2018 (here are the details and registration). The event will be available shortly afterwards on the website of the Australian Human…
Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University will co-host the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Session on Human Rights, Fracking, and Climate Change from May 14 to 18, 2018. The panel of judges of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal will be asked to provide an advisory opinion on four central questions: Under what circumstances do fracking and other…
The recent listing of more than 600 human rights and environmental activists as “terrorists” by the Philippine government is a further and very worrying development in the human rights crisis that has developed under the regime of President Duterte. Given the lawlessness in the country, such a list puts those included in grave peril of…
Download the program of the Conference Watch the conference online The conference aims to inform the German civil society and European public about the on-going genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar/Burma. It is hoped that the conference will be able to help influence public opinion, which in turn will demand that the EU leaders take…
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Session on alleged violations of international law and international humanitarian law by the Turkish Republic and its officials in their relations with the Kurdish people and their organisations Paris, 15- 16 March 2018 The following organisations initiated the proposal to hold a session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Turkey and the…
The two Sessions which have been held in Palermo (December, 18-20 2017) and Paris (January,4-5 2018) represent the first step of the program recommended in the concluding decisions of the opening Session of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) held in Barcelona (July, 7-8 2017). Both Sessions are focused on the facts and responsibilities documented on…
