[Pnews] International Tribunal of Legal Experts to Judge U.S. Human Rights Abuses - Oct. 22-25

[Prisoner News]

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*International Tribunal of Legal Experts to Judge *

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U.S. Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples,

Oct. 22-25, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Dr. A’isha Mohammad, aishamohammed72 at gmail.com 
<mailto:aishamohammed72 at gmail.com>


International Tribunal Venues and Schedule (Hybrid – Physical and Virtual)


Friday-Sunday sessions: At The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial 
and Educational Center,3940 Broadway at W. 165th St., Washington Heights

Also live-streamed on www.tribunal2021.com 
<https://www.tribunal2021.com/>and 
https://www.facebook.com/Spirit-Of-Mandela-105492791756066/ 
<https://www.facebook.com/Spirit-Of-Mandela-105492791756066/>


Mon: Verdict delivery – United Nations


*Friday, October 22: Cultural event, 6:00-9:00 p.m.*

*Saturday, October 23: Tribunal, 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.*

*Sunday, October 24: Tribunal, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.*

*Monday, October 25, 12 noon: Press conference; verdict delivered in 
front of United Nations*


For more information, visit:

https://spiritofmandela.org/ <https://spiritofmandela.org/>

https://www.tribunal2021.com/ <https://www.tribunal2021.com/>(website of 
International Jurists for the Tribunal)

https://www.facebook.com/Spirit-Of-Mandela-105492791756066/ 
<https://www.facebook.com/Spirit-Of-Mandela-105492791756066/>

https://linktr.ee/spiritofmandela <https://linktr.ee/spiritofmandela>

Twitter: @inthespiritt

https://gofund.me/2e5ca61c <https://gofund.me/2e5ca61c>


For an excellent account of the Tribunal's importance, see thisinterview 
with former political prisoner Jalil Muntaqim 
<https://sfbayview.com/2021/10/jalil-muntaqim-why-its-time-for-the-international-tribunal/>, 
done last week by the San Francisco Bay View.


*Register here: *https://tinyurl.com/SpiritofMandela 
<https://tinyurl.com/SpiritofMandela>


VIDEOS: All educational webinars and additional videos can be found at 
the following links:

https://vimeo.com/spiritofmandela <https://vimeo.com/spiritofmandela>

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4XfeaPM0hLCtETuCVp7xQ/videos 
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4XfeaPM0hLCtETuCVp7xQ/videos>

Videos of the Tribunal will be available at these links shortly after 
its conclusion.



NEW YORK, NY: In the Spirit of Mandela, an unprecedented U.S. alliance 
of attorneys, academics, and organizers from the movements for Black 
lives, civil rights, Puerto Rican decolonization, immigrant rights, and 
Indigenous sovereignty/earth protection, will put the U.S., state and 
local governments on trial later this month for crimes against people of 
color. From October 22-25, the International Tribunal on U.S. Human 
Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peopleswill convene 
both in person at a Manhattan historic landmark and virtually via 
livestream.

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“This proceeding will establish overwhelming evidence that this country 
and its settler colonial predecessors have committed Genocide, as 
defined by the United Nations, against Black, Brown, and Indigenous 
People for over 400 years,” said Jihad Mabdulmumit, spokesperson for the 
coordinating committee of the In the Spirit of Mandela Coalition.“As 
we’ve seen most recently with the George Floyd street uprisings, only a 
strong grassroots movement from below can expose these crimes and do the 
work that can end them.”

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Presiding will be an independent nine-member Panel of Jurists, some with 
international stature. The majority are women and Global South-rooted 
from India, Eritrea, Haiti, France, the U.S. and elsewhere. These 
jurists will oversee two days of testimonies from impacted victims, 
expert witnesses, and attorneys with firsthand knowledge of specific 
incidents raised in the charges/indictment. They will then deliver their 
verdict to the United Nations.


The Tribunal will consider charges of human and civil rights violations for:

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    Racist police killings of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.

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    Hyper/mass incarcerations of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.

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    Political incarceration of Civil Rights/National Liberation-era
    revolutionaries and activists, as well as present-day activists.

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    Environmental racism and its impact on Black, Brown, and Indigenous
    people.

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    Public Health racism and its traumatic impacts on Black, Brown, and
    Indigenous people.


Based on all the above, the overarching charge will be argued that the 
U.S. has committed Genocide against Black, Brown, and Indigenous People 
for a 400+-year period, in violation of 18 USC 1091 and the 1948 United 
Nations Convention on the Prevention of Genocide. Legal aspects of the 
Tribunal will be led by Attorney Nkechi Taifa along with a powerful team 
of seasoned attorneys from all the above fields.


The In the Spirit of Mandela Coalition, created in 2018, is a growing 
group of organizers, academics, clergy, attorneys, and organizations 
committed to working together against the systemic, historic, and 
ongoing human rights violations and abuses committed by the USA against 
Black, Brown, and Indigenous People. The coalition recognizes and 
affirms the rich history of diverse global activists including Nelson 
Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Graca Machel Mandela, Ella Baker, Dennis Banks, 
Cesar Chavez, Fannie Lou Hamer, Fred Korematsu, Lolita Lebron, Rosa 
Parks, Ingrid Washinawatok, and many more in the resistance traditions 
of Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples.

2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the campaign in which African 
American human rights leaders Paul Robeson and William Patterson, with 
the support of eminent sociologist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, presented the “We 
Charge Genocide” petition to the burgeoning United Nations headquarters 
in 1951. Then in 1964, Minister Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) 
formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity, in part to bring the 
case of U.S. human rights abuses to the attention of the U.N.


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2021 International Tribunal – Follow-Up Efforts

The 2021 International Tribunal has a unique set of outcomes and an 
opportunity to organize on a mass level across many social justice 
arenas. Upon the verdict, the results of the Tribunal will:

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    Codify and publish the content and results of the Tribunal to be
    offered in High Schools and University curriculums.

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    Provide organized, accurate information for reparation initiatives
    and community and human rights work.

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    Present a stronger case, building upon previous and respected human
    rights initiatives, on the international stage

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    Establish a healthy and viable massive national network of community
    organizations, activists, clergy, academics, and lawyers concerned
    with challenging human rights abuses on all levels and enhancing the
    quality of life for all people.

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    Strengthen the demand to free all Political Prisoners and establish
    a Truth & Reconciliation Commission mechanism to lead to their freedom.

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    Establish the foundation to build a “Peoples’ Senate” representative
    of all 50 states, Indigenous Tribes, and major religions.

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    Provide the foundation for civil action in federal and state courts
    across the United States.

Ways to Support the International Tribunal


 1.

    Endorse the International Tribunal
    <http://spiritofmandela.org/endorse/>(minimum $25 donation)

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    Make a one-timedonation
    <https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8CVZS5BY4MTHL>or
    support the Spirit of Mandela Campaign by making a recurringmonthly
    donation <https://spiritofmandela.org/endorse/>(scroll down to
    “Sustain the Campaign”)

 3.

    Purchase a program book

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    Host a remote viewing event

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    Volunteer on a committee (email spiritofmandela1 at gmail.com
    <mailto:spiritofmandela1 at gmail.com>)

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    Watch remotely (register here
    <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_OGcWbjiakUc89Cfoed25CaV2H3Xm4xdEJHBOaUYDhGdC7Q/viewform>)


For more on how to support the Tribunal, contact 
spiritofmandela1 at gmail.com <mailto:spiritofmandela1 at gmail.com>

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