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Friday 15 March 2013

Closing session of Russell Tribunal on Palestine - starts tomorrow

The final session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine will meet for the last time on 16-17 March. The jury of the Tribunal (which received the backing of UNISON National Delegate Conference in 2012) will issue a final recommendation and produce a final report on Israel's violations of International Law, third party complicity and what it means for us all:
http://www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com/en/sessions/final-session

A letter written by Palestinian Political Prisoner Marwan Barghouti will be read by his wife, Fadwa.

Christiane Hessel and Edgar Morin will pay a tribute to late Stephane Hessel, our friend and honorary president of the Tribunal.

On Saturday 16th, french band Zebda will perform as well as member of the jury, the renown pianist Miguel Angel Estrella.

For more information on how to follow the proceedings and make a donation to the Tribunal, visit here.

For final agenda, it's here.