The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held its 54th session on Rojava vs. Turkey in Brussels on 5 and 6 February. The final verdict will be shared today, 26 March, in a special event in the European Parliament in Brussels, starting at 14:00.

The live stream of the final verdict can be followed at this link from 14:00

https://www.youtube.com/live/JtD38sy-e80?si=fY_4ln2-EcPMxE3p

The program of the event is as follows: 

Opening Session

14.00-14.10 Gianni TOGNONI, Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal General Secretary

Main Session

14.10-14.55

Presentation of the judgment by Frances WEBBER, president of the panel and judges Giacinto BISOGNI, José Elías ESTEVE MOLTÓ, Gabrielle LEFÈVRE, Czarina MUSNI, Dominico GALLO and Rashida MANJOO.

14.55-15.20

Jan FERMON and Ceren UYSAL, Members of the Indictment Team

Moderation: Rengin ERGÜL (MAF-DAD)

15.20-15.50

Speeches by:
Jody WILLIAMS (Nobel Peace Prize laureate, US)

Shirin EBADI (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran)

Evin INCIR, (MEP, S&D)

Thijs REUTEN (MEP, S&D)

15.50-16.00 Discussion and conclusion

The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is a judicial platform established to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed by the Turkish State and its paramilitary forces in North and East Syria since the occupation of Afrin in 2018 up to the present day.

The tribunal’s preliminary statement stated: "Turkey’s attacks on Syrian territory, without UN Security Council authorization, amount to an international crime of aggression. The pattern of attacks, bombings, shelling, drone attacks and atrocities against civilians, the forced displacements and demographic engineering through replacement of populations, the destruction of power and damage to water supplies, the environmental damage, the destruction of cultural heritage and educational institutions, the use of rape, torture, secret detention – are all contrary to international law, constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, and are indicative of genocide."