On Saturday, 28 January, the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Coercive Economic Measures launched with a half-day event in New York City. The event featured a wide array of speakers addressing the upcoming tribunal, including:

1. Nina Farnia, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering Committee & Professor of Law, Albany Law School
2. Niloufer Bhagwat, Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific
3. Brian Becker, ANSWER Coalition
4. Mireille Fanon Mendès-France, The Frantz Fanon Foundation
5. Booker Omole, Communist Party of Kenya
6. Carlos Ron, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations for North America (Venezuela)
7. Suzanne Adely – President National Lawyers Guild & Tribunal Steering Committee
8. Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Former United Nations Independent Expert
9. Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Historian & Scholar
10. Claudia De La Cruz, People’s Forum
11. Sara Flounders, Sanctions Kill
12. Helyeh Doutaghi, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering Committee & Adjunct Professor, Carleton University
13. Willy Mutunga, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya
14. Alejandro González Behmaras, First Secretary of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations

Watch the full video below:

Get all of the details on the tribunal at sanctionstribunal.org.

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HEARING SCHEDULES

Please register for the upcoming hearings at the links below. Note that schedules may change in case of emergency, and by signing up, you will receive a confirmation link, reminders as well as any updates and changes.

Country Hearing	Date and Time (EST)	Registration Link
Zimbabwe	Feb. 4th | 10:30 am	Register here
Korea	Feb. 17th | 11:00 pm	Register here
Libya	March 4th | 10:30 am	Register here
Syria	March 18th | 10:30 am	Register here
Lebanon	April 1st | 10:30 am	Register here
Gaza	April 8th | 10:30 am	Register here
Sudan	April 14th | 10:30 am	Register here
Iran	April 22nd | 10:30 am	Register here
Eritrea	April 29th | 10:30 am	Register here
Ethiopia	May 6th | 10:30 am	Register here
Iraq	May 13th | 10:30 am	Register here
Yemen	May 19th | 10:30 am	Register here
Haiti	May 27th | 10:30 am	Register here
Nicaragua	June 3rd | 11:00 am	Register here
Cuba	June 10th | 11:00 am	Register here
Venezuela	July 25, 26	In person, Caracas