Chile 1973-2023: Memories for the Present

On Monday, Chile commemorated the 50th anniversary of the military coup that inaugurated a bloody dictatorship holding a ceremony at the government palace in La Moneda attended by several regional leaders. The military regime led by General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) killed 3,200 people, of whom 1,469 disappeared. Half a century later, 297 repressors have been…

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In the shadow of Ayotzinapa (Mexico: Nov 2014-Jun 2023)

The title of this note is the same one that the PPT had decided to use as a symbol and summary of the Judgment presented publicly in November 2014, at the end of a long process of research and documentation dedicated to the theme of ‘Free trade, violence, impunity and peoples’ rights in Mexico (2011-2014)’.…

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Judgments delivered in Argentina are now available in English

Click here to access the file The Secretariat of Human Rights under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has translated excerpts from relevant judgments relating to the trial of those responsible for the crimes committed during the last military dictatorship (which took place in Argentina between 1976 and 1983). Most interestingly, the selection takes note of…

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Rohingyas: Listening to an ongoing genocide

The Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) judgment on the genocidal persecution and expulsion of Rohingyas people into Bangladesh, back in 2017, was the first systematic documentation of the Myanmar military junta’s criminal responsibility (openly shared by the former Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi). The pieces of evidence produced by the PPT were further and repetitively…

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Memory of Salvatore Senese

 by Franco Ippolito This contribution, authored by Franco Ippolito, past President of the PPT (2014-2017), provides a reflection on the specific and present significance of the professional and political role of the second President of our Tribunal, Salvatore Senese (2004-2014). Senese played a major role in the Italian institutional scenario by promoting the increasing importance…

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DISPAK DISPAC’H by Patricia Allio

The Tribunal becomes theatre. Artist Patricia Allio proposes a documentary performance on migration policies inspired by the session that the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held in Paris in 2018 on the rights of migrants and refugees. The theatrical Project DISPAK DISPAC’H stems from the study and participation in the research project carried out by the Permanent…

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Luís Moita: a lifelong companion and friend of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal and the Foundation Lelio and Lisli Basso

The international greeting that accompanied the news of Luís Moita’s death on 28 January – made up primarily of thanks for his unique combination of intelligence, political commitment to the history of the liberation and decolonisation of Portugal and Africa, and the richness and transparency of human relations, of creative networking in social and cultural…

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Invitation to the Event: Pandemic and Authoritarianism – the judgement of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) on President Jair Bolsonaro

Following the conclusion of the 50th session on Pandemic and Authoritarianism, held at the University of São Paulo, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) issued a judgment last September which, based on witnesses and the voices of the Brazilian communities, has recognized President Jair Bolsonaro liable for serious crimes against humanity concerning his management of Covid-19, and his…

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