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The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, headquartered in Rome, is an internationally recognized civil society human rights tribunal functioning independently of state authorities. It applies internationally recognized human rights law and policy to cases brought before it. The PPT is a descendant of the 1967 Bertrand Russell-Jean Paul Sartre Vietnam War Crimes Tribunal, and it hears cases in which prima facie evidence suggests abridgement of basic rights of ordinary people.

PPT Sessions are virtually identical to courtroom proceedings in which a complainant or class of complainants brings an action against a government or private party and asks that they be judged against legal standards. The panel of judges in each Session is usually comprised of five to eleven members, about half of whom are jurists practiced in international human rights law and about half of whom are other highly respected members of civil society. The judges hear testimony from victims, witnesses and experts in various fields, hear arguments from prosecuting and defense attorneys, deliberate and in time issue findings and recommended remedies.

They are going to talk about it.

Talk?

Remember, Turkey has never admitted to the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Does that mean it must always be so?

So, is now the time to force Turkey to admit this, in Efrin?

For perspective:

The Armenian genocide 100 years on. “The Great Evil ”. (May 1, 2015)

http://www.southworld.net/the-armenian-genocide-100-years-on-the-great-evil/

Look at the map. The area of the massacre included all of present-day Turkey, most of Syria and of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Can you now see why Turkey has never admitted to it?