A PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED

THE GOAL OF THE TRIBUNAL
The Tribunal’s goal is to expose and investigate the crimes against humanity and international law committed by the Turkish state on a daily basis in the territory of North and East Syria since 2018. The Tribunal aims to amplify the voices of the victims and document evidence to hold the perpetrators of war crimes accountable. This will help pave the way for a political and peaceful solution to the Kurdish question and ensure stability in the region.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE PPT
The Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) has issued a preliminary statement condemning the Turkish state for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Rojava, north-east Syria. This statement follows a two-day session held in Brussels on 5-6 February 2025, where the Tribunal examined extensive evidence regarding the actions of senior Turkish officials from 2018 to the present.
The pattern of attacks, bombings, shellings, 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, 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.