Congress resolutions

91st Congress
Kraków

Conference poster for the PEN International 91st Congress, held from September 2-5, 2025, in Kraków, with the theme "Freedom of Words, Words of the Free."

Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 90th Congress in Kraków, Poland in September 2025:

    • Resolution on ‘The Present International Disorder and Breakdown of Peace – The Role of Writers’(English)

    • Resolution on Climate Justice (English, Francais, Español)

    • PEN International Resolution on Gender Diversity Justice (English)

    • Resolution on Free Expression in the United States  (English,Francais, Español)

89th Congress
(online)

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 89th Congress online in September 2023:

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88th Congress In Uppsala, Sweden

Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 88th Congress in Uppsala, Sweden in September 2022:

87th Centenary Congress (online)

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 87th Centenary Congress (online), September 20-24, 2021.

86th Congress
(online)

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 86th Congress (online), November 2-6, 2020.

85th Congress in Manila, Philippines

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 85th Congress in Manila, Philippines, September 30 - October 4, 2019.

90th Congress
Oxford

Event poster for the 90th PEN International Congress, September 24-27, 2024, Oxford, UK. Theme: Writers in a World at War. Logos for PEN International and English PEN.

Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 90th Congress in Oxford, England in September 2024:

  • Resolution on the Freedom of Expression in Palestine and Israel 2024. (English)

    Resolution on protection mechanisms for writers at risk. (English)

84th Congress in Pune, India

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 84th Congress in Pune, India , 25 to 29 September 2018.

83rd Congress in Lviv, Ukraine

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Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 83rd Congress in Lviv, Ukraine, 18 to 22 September 2017.

82nd World Congress in Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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Resolutions adopted by the assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 82nd World Congress in Ourense, Galicia (Spain), 26th September to 2nd October 2016.