The Russell Tribunal on Palestine has just been launched (after about 2 years of "underground" work). We've had a really successful press conference in Brussels attended by many prominent names and the media.
We have now got now a website with videos and speeches from the press conference. The English version is here: http://www.
"The Russell Tribunal on Palestine seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law as the basis for the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It will build its work around the enunciation of law by authoritative bodies. The International Court of Justice, in its Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has analysed the relevant provisions of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, as well as dozens of international resolutions concerning Palestine. It is for this Tribunal to address the failure of application of law even though it has been so clearly identified. Our work starts where the opinion of the International Court of Justice stopped: highlighting the responsibilities arising from the enunciation of law, including those of the international community, which cannot continue to shirk its obligations."
The next step is now to create national committees all around the world and expert committees (made of jurists, judges, lawyers, Human Rights and International law experts, weapons experts....) to work on the evidence against Israel and third parties that we will then present during the tribunal sessions.
We hope to have 2 sessions of the tribunal, the earliest happening by the end of this year.
If you want to have a look at our "support committee list" or list of patrons, do so here: http://www.
We need to spread the word, to publicize or work as much as possible and to raise money, if you know anyone that will be willing to help, please forward them this link: http://www.
We also have a facebook group that you can join and tell your friend about: http://www.facebook.com/home.
Once more, do not hesitate to forward this email to your friends and contacts.
Best regards
Frank Barat
Organizing committee Russell Tribunal on Palestine
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