International tribunal finds Canada continuing genocide against Indigenous people – Jurist.org
May 31, 2026
The Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Graves in Canada released their preliminary statement on Sunday, finding that acts committed by Canada constitute genocide, and that Canada has failed to comply with its international legal obligations to investigate and punish these crimes. The PPT found that the pattern of state action and omission and the continued denial of Indigenous sovereignty reveals a pattern of continuous genocide.
The preliminary statement highlighted that it has previously been found that Canada has committed genocide by the Truth and Reconciliation Report, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and the Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites Associated with Indian Residential Schools. According to the statement:
