The People’s Tribunal on Police Killings - European Action: 17 & 18 October

PLEASE NOTE THAT SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026 IS A PUBLIC EVENT - ALL WELCOME. SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026 IS RESERVED FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY STATE KILLINGS. PLEASE BOOK ACCORDINGLY.

Speakers - Panels - Witnesses - Testimonies - Actions - Networking - Organising

PTPK statement: The families of those killed by the police in many European countries will gather for the first time in an unprecedented way to unify radical struggles for justice. The colonial policing strategies of European nations and the use of extreme violence disproportionately impacts Black, Arab, racialised and migrant communities as well as the working class. This is increasingly happening in the context of the ascendancy of the far-right to political power. The charity industrial complex has failed in its reforms, now is the time for more revolutionary actions. PTPK European Action will build a sustained platform of unity and strength that will challenge the containment of our struggles and take international joint actions to bring justice where it has been absent for so long. A full joint declaration will be released after the event.

Participating families will come from France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Details of families giving testimonies will be released closer to the date.

Tribunal Panel:

Mireille Fanon Mendès-France (Frantz Fanon Foundation - Martinique/France), Dr. Joy James (Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College - USA), Esther Mamadou-Blanco (International Coalition for People of African Descent - Spain), Professor Gus John (Equality and human rights Campaigner - UK)

At QMUL the event is supported by the International State Crime Initiative, Criminal Justice Centre(CJC), the Centre for Critique of Law and Society and Queen Mary's University College Union. Supporting organisations include the Institute of Race Relations, Black History Walks, African Odysseys and Black Thrive Haringey.

The People's Tribunal is supported by Migrant Media and 4WardEverUK and includes many families involved in the United Familes & Friends Campaign.

The event had been made possible through funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Rights & Justice Programme and BLM (UK).

Email: tribunalpeoples@gmail.com

Instagram: @thepeoplestribunal