The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) is an international human rights organization founded in Bologna, Italy, on June 24, 1979, at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso.
The historical and geographical context of the Declaration, known as the Charter of Algiers, links its general principles with liberation struggles, which Resolution 1514 (XV) of the United Nations[7] of December 14, 1960 had already placed under the protection of international law, as the right to self-determination remained unfulfilled, and it was not related to the process of decolonization.
The court is composed of a president, four vice-presidents, a secretary general, a coordination officer, and 58 members from 26 countries,[8] from different disciplines such as law, economy, sociology, arts, and literature.
[citation needed] As of 2016, the Tribunal has held 46 sessions[10] on numerous cases of human rights violations.
The judgments of the Tribunale Permanente dei Popoli (TPP) rely on sources of existing international law.