International Peoples Tribunal
on Human Rights and the Environment
(Sustainable Development in the Context of Globalization)
International Peoples Tribunal
on Human Rights and the Environment
(Sustainable Development in the Context of Globalization)
1998 Activities:
The Second International Peoples Tribunal to be held in New York City
on Sunday, April 26 and Monday, April 27, 1998.Latest information as of April 17, 1998
A Flyer you can print and post. Thank you.
Statement of the International Peoples Tribunal
Review of 1997 cases.Invitation to Participate
A Call for New CasesSolidarity: Co-Partners and becoming involved with us.
Call for Co-Partners and NGO Solidarity and Support of Peoples bringing Cases to the Second Session of the IPT
1997 Activities:
The First International Peoples Tribunal
held in New York City on June 22 - 23, 1997.
* * * NOTICE:
The deadline for case submission is February 13, 1998. Guidelines for Case Presenters are available for those considering presenting a case.
at the bottom of each page.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 01:23:12 -0400 (EDT)From: Marsha Monestersky <sdnation@earthlink.net>
Subject: [csdgen] International Peoples Tribunal to reconvene
Status:
The second session of the International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and the Environment (IPT) will reconvene. Please help us spread the word and distribute this notice to your networks.
----We need assistance in providing accreditation for case presenters that will be traveling to New York so that they can attend the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD).
----We would also appreciate your help to spread the world about the IPT----with publicity, copying, hosting of case presenters, coffee, donuts, sandwichs, soft drinks, etc. that can be served on Sunday, April 26 and Monday, April 27.
Any assistance you are able to provide will help make the second session of the International Peoples Tribunal a huge success. If you are interested in obtaining more information about the Tribunal, please contact the Tribunal Secretariat or e-mail us.
Thank you,
Marsha Monestersky, Co-Chair, NGO Human Rights Caucus at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and the Environment
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Important Notice - Please Distribute - The International Peoples Tribunalon Human Rights and the Environment will reconvene
VENUE: 777 UN Plaza, on the corner of 44th St. & 1st Avenue, across the street from the UN
SCHEDULE:
Sunday, April 26th, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Monday, April 27th, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Press conferenceFor further information please contact the Tribunal Secretariat:
(212) 870-2391
e-mail: sdnation@earthlink.net or womp@igc.apc.org
web site: http://www.ngo.org/IPTWe invite you to join us for the second session of the International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and the Environment (IPT). The IPT is reconvening as an urgent response to the Nation States lack of commitment to protect human rights and the environment compounded by the effects of transnational corporations and accelerating globalization.
Victims of unsustainable development practices, its beleaguered Indigenous people, the world's rural and urban poor from Costa Rico, India, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the United States and Canada will bring their cases forward at the Tribunal. Cases pending from Liberia, Nigeria, Burma, Tibet, India, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras, Guyana, the United States, the Arctic Circle and Canada will conclude. What they claim to have in common are human rights violations and environmental devastation justified in the name of development.
The IPT seeks to provide a forum for peoples from around the world and to mobilize global solidarity in support of their demands for accountability, justice and sustainable development. In diverse parts of the world, many people find themselves bereft of any forum anywhere in which their voices are heard, the wrongs and harms they have suffered recognized, their claims validated and their ongoing struggles for justice legitimated. As a result, in many parts of the world, spontaneous or planned peoples tribunals are being convened. The IPT constitutes one such example of civil societyís response.
The IPT is organized by NGO Human Rights Caucus and the Peace Caucus at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD) and other interested NGOs
Latest Information as of April 17, 1998
The International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and the Environment Sustainable Development in the Context of Globalization
NGO/NGO LINK
Date: Sunday April 26, 1998 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
and Monday April 27, 1998 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Time: 6:30 p.m. Press conference
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NGO Group:
The Second Session of the International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and the Evironment (IPT) is being organized by the NGO Human Rights Caucus and the Peace Caucus at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD) and other interested NGOs.
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Location: Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza at 44th and 1st Avenues, NYC
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Topic:
The IPT is reconvening as an urgent response to the lack of commitment by governments to protect human rights and the environment when they are adversely affected by transnational corporations and accelerating globalization.
Case presenters will address human rights violations and environmental devastation justified in the name of development which they have experienced.
The IPT seeks to provide a forum for aggrieved peoples from around the world to tell their stories and to mobilize global solidarity in support of their demands for accountability, justice and sustainable development. In diverse parts of the world, many people find themselves bereft of any forum, anywhere, in which their voices are heard, the wrongs and harms they have suffered recognized, their claims validated and their ongoing struggles for justice legitimated. As a result, in many parts of the world, spontaneous or planned peoples tribunals are being convened. The IPT constitutes one such example of civil societyís response.
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Case Presentations by:Victims of unsustainable development practices, the world's beleaguered Indigenous peoples, and the rural and urban poor from Costa Rico, India, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the United States and Canada will bring their cases forward at the Tribunal. Cases pending from Liberia, Nigeria, Burma, Tibet, India, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras, Guyana, the United States, the Arctic Circle and Canada initially presented at the first session of the Tribunal last year will be concluded.
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Additional Info:Call for other NGOs to attend the Second Session of the IPT and help us spread the word.
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Contact: Tribunal Secretariat: (212) 870-2391,e-mail: womp@igc.apc.org,
at the bottom of each page.
