56th Session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT): Human rights violations against migrants by the Maghreb states, the European Union and some of its member states
- Location: Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa – Palermo, Italy
- Date: 23-25 October 2025
- Free admission upon registration
- Translation in FR/EN/IT
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) returns to Palermo for its 56th international session, dedicated to the systematic human rights violations committed against migrants.
Over three days, jurists, experts, activists, and witnesses from the Maghreb, Europe, and Africa will present evidence, analyses, and testimonies on preventable shipwrecks, arbitrary detentions, torture, and the criminalization of solidarity.
Founded in 1979 and grounded in the principles of international law, the PPT gives voice to victims and issues moral and political recommendations to hold States and institutions accountable.
Main themes
- Pushback policies and the principle of non-refoulement
- Arbitrary detention and torture
- Border externalization and European shared responsibility
- Criminalization of solidarity
- Right to life, dignity, and justice
Among the Participants
- Gianni Tognoni (Secretary General of the PPT)
- Kamal Lahbib (Maghreb Social Forum)
- Lawyer Anna Brambilla
- Lawyer Brahim Belghith
- Lawyer Zakaria Benlahrech
- Prof. Fulvio Vassallo Paleologo
- Alessandra Sciurba
- Nour Khalil
- Zouheir Ben Jannet
- and other international experts and witnesses.
Summary Programme
23 October – Official opening and presentation of the indictment
24 October – Hearings of experts and witnesses, focus on detention and shipwrecks
25 October – Final session: criminalization of solidarity
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An event initiated bu the Maghreb Social Forum and organized by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal.