Spirit of Mandela
Spirit of Mandela is a campaign to bring international attention to U.S. violations of the human rights of Black, Brown, and Indigenous People and U.S. held political prisoners.
ABOUT US
We are a coalition currently consisting of several organizations including (list in formation): National Jericho Movement (all chapters), Campaign to Bring Mumia Home, International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (ILPDC), Lynne Stewart Organization, New Abolitionist Movement, North East Political Prisoner Coalition (NEPPC), ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, Resistance in Brooklyn, Root and Branch Collective, and Universal Zulu Nation.
CAMPAIGNS
Our coalition is working on holding an international tribunal on U.S human rights violations in 2021. As an example, the U.S. is violating international law in its deliberate refusal to provide adequate medical care to our political prisoners and all prisoners. Another example is the use of extended solitary confinement–in the case of Albert Woodfox for 40 years!
EDUCATION
We have the key legal international documents regarding the treatment of prisoners and political prisoners including the United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules, the 1979 Report of the International Commission of Jurists, the trifold containing the original proposal from Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim to bring back the international jurists and more.
Recent Posts
Pacifica Radio’s Covid, Race and Democracy Show
Co-hosts Bob Lederer, one of the producers of Out-FM covering anti-racist LGBTQ+ issues on WBAI in New York and Akua Holt, host of Pan African Journal on KPFT in Houston share excerpts of an historic people’s tribunal that happened from Oct. 22nd to 25th, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of human rights activists gathered…
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Panel of International Jurists Render Verdict that U.S. is Guilty of Genocide
Tribunal Charges Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous People Residing in the U.S. By: The Taifa Group LLC, WASHINGTON – Oct. 27, 2021 – PRLog — A distinguished panel of international jurists found the United States guilty of a variety of human rights abuses, including genocide, in the wake of an historic tribunal…
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GUILTY on All Counts!
After hearing from over 30 witnesses and receiving hundreds of documents, the Panel of Jurists found the US government and its subdivisions GUILTY of Genocide and Gross Human Rights Violations. The Executive Summary Verdict which follows is their preliminary report, with a detailed and cited ruling to appear in the near future. International Tribunal on…
Black August 18, 2021 Spirit of Mandela Webinar: Fulfilling Our Mission: Youth Against Genocide
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it.” -Franz Fanon Register for our 4th Webinar of our webinar series leading up to the International Tribunal! We have a panel full of young revolutionaries and performances by amazing young artists. The webinar will cover the importance of youth carrying…
Spirit of Mandela Tribunal Webinar 3: “Leading Up till Tomorrow!” (Legal, Educational, Political Imperatives)
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, the Spirit of Mandela coalition organizing the International Tribunal planned for October 22-25, 2021 on US Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown, and Indigenous Peoples held its THIRD public webinar. “Leading Up till Tomorrow!”: International Perspectives on Legal, Educational & Political Imperatives to hold the US government Accountable and END…
Second “In the Spirit of Mandela” Coalition Webinar – Interfaith Perspectives on Human Rights Abuses in the USA
As US Human Rights abuses ESCALATE, we need to take the case of We, the People to an INTERNATIONAL arena—like Minister Malcolm X and like those who “charged Genocide” before us. We are building for such a forum, to take place on October 22-24 in NYC and virtually… The International Tribunal“In the Spirit of Mandela”…