The International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism:
Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures
TODAY (Saturday, January 28 )| 11am - 6pm
The People's Forum
& Online
320 W 37th St, New York, NY
 After two years of dedicated organizing, we are
excited to officially announce the launch of the International
People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and
Economic Coercive Measures. This project is a first ever
international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in
global cross-movement solidarity—both within and outside of the law,
to challenge the violence of imperialism through sanctions. With an
impressive group of internationally renowned jurists from across the
world, we interrogate sanctions not from the perspective of those who
enforce them, but from the perspective of those most impacted by them,
namely the peoples of Asia, Africa, and South America.
This half-day event will take place on January 28, 2023, at
People’s Forum located at 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018,
by an international coalition of over 30 organizations. The Tribunal
will last for approximately six months and will conclude with a
closing event hosted by the Simón Bolívar Institute in Caracas,
Venezuela in July 2023.
The launch event will feature a distinguished group of jurists,
scholars, and activists, including:
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Nina Farnia, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering
Committee & Professor of Law, Albany Law School
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Niloufer Bhagwat, Confederation of Lawyers of Asia
and the Pacific
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Brian Becker, ANSWER Collation
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Mireille Fanon Mendès-France, The Frantz Fanon
Foundation
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Booker Omole, Communist Party of Kenya
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Carlos Ron, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations for
North America
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Suzanne Adely – President National Lawyers Guild
& Tribunal Steering Committee
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Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Former United Nations
Independent Expert
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Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Historian & Scholar
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Claudia De La Cruz, People’s Forum
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Sara Flounders, Sanctions Kill
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Helyeh Doutaghi, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering
Committee & Adjunct Professor, Carleton University
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