International Peoples’ Tribunal 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal will be a Tribunal focused on Asia and will be on the 14th, 15th and 16th of March, 2025.
Below is the detailed daily timeline of event schedule, based on time zone in Kathmandu, Nepal (GMT +5:45 hours).
14th March
FRIDAY
15th March
SATURDAY
16th March
SUNDAY
3:30 PM – 4:10 PM
WORLD BANK – IMF ON TRIAL
Press Meet
The International Peoples’ Tribunal 2025 officially begins with a press meet.
4:15 PM Onwards
WORLD BANK – IMF ON TRIAL
Solidarity March
Solidarity March towards World Bank Nepal office.
Followed by Solidarity March
WORLD BANK – IMF ON TRIAL
Submission of Peoples’ Demand Letter to World Bank Office
Peoples’ Demand Letter will be submitted to World Bank Office, concluding program for the day.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
IPT 2025 – Day 1
Breakfast
Day 1 will begin with a brief breakfast session followed by the main opening session of IPT 2025.
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
IPT 2025 Opening
Opening Session
Introduction of members, participants and outline of purpose of the tribunal.
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Dr. Dilli Raj Khanal
Impact of World Bank and IMF
The World Bank and IMF, and their roles in promoting privatization, weakening public institutions, deepening poverty and debt burden and Inequality in Asia.
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Mae Buenaventura (APMDD)
Asmi Sharma (Centre for Financial
Accountability)
IPT Orientation & Objective and Sharing of previous IPT sessions
1. Orientation on the overall Tribunal Process and Objective and Sharing on the Philippines Session
2. Sharing on the Kolkata, India session
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM
BREAK
Lunch
Lunch session followed by Session 1 & Session 2
13:30 PM – 15:15 PM
SESSION: 1
1. The impact of WB an IMF’s policy and fund on the Jute sector in Bangladesh
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
2. Dispossession and Indebtedness of Peasant Farmers in Sri Lanka
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
3. Tentacles of IMF and world bank in 2022 Pakistan flood and eroding livelihoods of flood impacted community by raising the taxes and price hike post flood.
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
15:15 PM – 15:45 PM
Similar case experiences
Experience Sharing
Addition from Floor on the cases with similar experience.
15:45 PM – 16:45 PM
SESSION: 2
1. Samuda Food Products Ltd (SFPL) – IFC loan in Bangladesh
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
2. Charge of World Bank Eroding the Livelihood of smallholder farmers and degrading agro-ecosystem by debt-based funding investment in large scale chemical based agro-industrialization
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
16:45 PM – 17:15 PM
Similar case experiences
Experience Sharing
Addition from Floor on the cases with similar experience, close of Day 1.
17:15 PM Onwards
Snacks
Marks the official closing of Day 1 of IPT 2025.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
IPT 2025 – Day 2
Breakfast
Day 2 will begin with a breakfast followed by Session 3 of IPT 2025.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
SESSION: 3
1. World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility in Nepal, promoting false solutions and perpetuating the climate crisis.
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
2. Uttarakhand disaster and Post Earthquake disaster response in Nepal
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Similar case experiences
Experience Sharing
Addition from Floor on the cases with similar experience, followed by a Tea session.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
SESSION: 4
1. Interrogating the Bank’s agenda of privatization of Education in
India.
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
2. Interrogating Bank’s agenda of privatization of Education in Nepal.
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Similar case experiences
Experience Sharing
Addition from Floor on the cases with similar experience.
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
BREAK
Lunch
Lunch session followed by Session 5 & toward the closing.
13:30 PM – 14:30 PM
SESSION: 5
1. Impacts of world bank’s policy and programme to the indigenous people in Nepal.
– Prosecution (20 min) and Witness (15 min)
2. Summon of the allegation of Water plunder in geothermal extraction and operation in Indonesia.
– Prosecution from Indonesia (20 min) and Witness from Indonesia (15 min)
14:30 PM – 15:00 PM
Similar case experiences
Experience Sharing
Addition from Floor on the cases with similar experience.
15:00 PM – 15:30 PM
IPT 2025 Verdict from Judges & Members Comments
Closing Session
– Closing statements
– Verdict by the local panel of the judges
– Comments from members of the International Panel of Judges (online)
15:30 PM – 16:00 PM
Closing of Day 2
Closing and Vote of Thanks
IPT 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal Official Closing and Vote of Thanks.
16:00 PM Onwards
Snacks
Marks the official closing of IPT 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal.
