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AFRICOM ActivatedBy Kerry McLean November 16, 2008 U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, was activated Judge Excludes Confession of Guantanamo Detainee From TrialConfession obtained using threat of death amounted to tortureBy Thomas Cincotta
Army Col. Stephen Henley, the judge, ruled that extracting a confession under threat of death met the definition of torture under the Guantanamo trial rules -- an "act specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain and suffering." NLG Attends Korean Policy Institute’s Conference on "Reunification: Building Permanent Peace in Korea"Photo Exhibit on the "Forgotten Faces of North Korea" Available for ShowingsBy October 28, 2008 Eric Sirotkin
KPP Chair Eric Sirotkin attended the Korean Policy Institute’s Reunification: Building Permanent Peace in Korea conference held in Berkeley California on October 10, 2008. This conference brought together academics, policy experts, community members, and advocates for a lively, focused, and informed discussion on peace and unification in Korea and what US policy makers and communities can do to support and engage in this process. Important contacts and renewed friendships were made and the photo exhibit was made available for viewing. Informational pamphlets on the committee and the exhibit were also distributed. Nearly 200 people attended.... Haitian Death Squad Leader Emmanuel Constant Sentenced in New YorkBy Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel Toto Constant was sentenced today in Kings County Supreme Court in New York, by Judge Abraham Gerges, on mortgage fraud charges. According to the Sentencing Memorandum, the full sentence should be between 12 and 37 years. It is not yet clear how much of the sentence he is likely to actually serve under New York's prison practices.... Update on Puerto RicoTask Force on the Americas to Reinitiate PR WorkBy Judith Berkan and Jan Susler October 28, 2008 At this year’s convention, the NLG International Committee Americas Task Force made the important decision to reinitiate its work around Puerto Rico in the future. The decision came after a presentation by Judith Berkan, longtime Guild member and resident of Puerto Rico, supported by Jan Susler, also a longtime Guild member who lived many years on the island, urging us to understand Puerto Rico as a Latin American nation, illegally occupied by the United States.... NLG Issues White Paper on TortureUS officials who used, advocated, or justified torture are subject to criminal prosecution under International and US LawBy National Lawyers Guild and International Association of Democratic Lawyers
This paper explains this paper explains why all those who approved the use of torture and committed it—whether ordering it, approving it or giving purported legal advice to justify it—are subject to prosecution under international and U.S. domestic law. You can download a copy of the Guild's White Paper on Torture here See all news articles
Who we areThe National Lawyers Guild International Committee supports international legal work "to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property rights." As lawyers, law students, and legal activists, we seek to change the dangerous foreign policies which the U.S. is pursuing, and to assist movements in the United States and around the globe that are working to realize the possibilities of another, more just, world. The National Lawyers Guild was active in the fight against fascism in the 1930s and ‘40s, and in standing up to Cold War hysteria in the ensuing years. It has opposed U.S. military interventions and U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, and has supported national liberation movements. Presently, active Subcommittees exist for Cuba, the Middle East, Korea, and the United Nations. The International Committee has also joined with the Guild’s Labor and Employment Committee to form the International Labor Justice Working Group. Since 2000, Guild delegations have attended international conferences in Havana, Durban, and Paris, and have visited eight different countries—providing valuable first-hand accounts of conditions in areas which have been harmed by U.S. policies, and supporting the efforts of allied organizations on the ground. We plan to make many of those reports available on this website, which was launched in January, 2006. Learn more about the International Committee and its history. |
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 Attend the IADL's XVIIth Congress in HanoiJune 6, 2009 - June 9, 2009 Where: Hanoi, Vietnam All Guild members are invited to participate in the Congress of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. The theme of the Congress is "Law and Lawyers in the context of globalization: for peace, development and independence of the judiciary." More information Observe Presidential Elections In El SalvadorMarch 10, 2009 - March 17, 2009 The NLG in conjunction with the Share Foundation is sending a delegation to observe the March 2009 presidential elections in El Salvador.
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