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Report from the International People's Tribunal on Debt at the World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil,
31st January 2002 - 5th February 2002
Bride Counihan, L.S.A. travelled to Porto Alegre, Brazil to represent the Debt and Development Coalition at the International People's Tribunal on Debt.
As noted by Bride, Jubilee South convened the International Peoples' Tribunal on Debt with the purpose of hearing petitions put forward by various countries, based on their experiences, for the abolition of the External Debt.
The task of the Tribunal, the first of its kind ever to be held, was to declare the illegitimacy of this Debt. A total of 40 Southern countries participated and 20 witnesses addressed the Tribunal.
Bride's comprehensive report includes presentations from Lidy Nacpil of the Freedom from Debt Coalition and International co-ordinator of Jubilee South. Also included are the detailed testimonies of witnesses from various countries including Peru, Cameroon, Argentina, Zambia, Dominican Republic, Senegal and many more.
The report is available now from the Debt and Development office.
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Social forum II Conference on External Debt
1 February 2002-Porto Alegre
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