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The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) is an international human rights organization founded in Bologna, Italy, on June 24, 1979, at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso. [1] It was established during the final session of the Russell Tribunal with the aim of condemning Latin American dictatorships. The court is composed of a president, four vice-presidents, a secretary-general and 66 international members. Since its establishment, the Tribunal conducted held 46 sessions.
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal [2] began in Bologna in 1979 as a direct continuation of the experience of the Russell Tribunal II with Latin American dictatorships (1974–1976). It was promoted by Lelio Basso to denounce the crimes committed by the military regimes in the region. [3] The PPT is a means to push judicial courts based on intergovernmental treaties, such as the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. [4]
The work of the TPP is based on the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples [5] [6] proclaimed in Algiers in 1976 and the main international instruments protecting human rights. The historical and geographical context of the Declaration, known as the Charter of Algiers, links the general principles of the Declaration for the liberation struggles—which Resolution 1514 (XV) of the United Nations [7] of 14 December 1960 had already put under the protection of international law—with the understanding that the right to self-determination could not be proclaimed as fulfilled and that it did not involve decolonization.
The court is composed of a president (currently Philippe Texier of France), four vice-presidents, a secretary general (currently Gianni Tognoni of Italy), a coordination officer (currently Simona Fraudatario of Italy) , and 58 members from 26 countries [8] , from different disciplines such as law, economy, sociology, arts, and literature.[ citation needed ]
Number of members | Countries |
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1 | Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Chile, Haiti, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Thailand, United Kingdom |
2 | Ecuador, Germany, The Netherlands, Tunisia |
3 | Colombia, India |
4 | Spain |
5 | France |
6 | Argentina, United States |
8 | Italy |
As of 2016, the Tribunal has held 46 sessions [10] on numerous cases of human rights violations. The judgments of the TPP rely on sources of existing international law. [11]
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