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NLG's Emily Yozell on Guatemala's Rios Montt trial
May 14, 2013
Former Guatemalan dictator, General Efrain Rios Montt, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity on Friday, May 10. During the trial, NLG International Committee attorney Emily Yozell...
Forthcoming delegation to Honduras, November 2013
May 10, 2013
The NLG International Committee, Task Force on the Americas is organizing a delegation to monitor the presidential elections in Honduras in November 2013. The approximate dates will be November 20...
Letter to Obama Regarding the State of Siege in Guatemala
May 10, 2013
The following letter was sent by NLG President Azadeh Shahshahani to US President Obama, regarding the state of siege in Guatemala, following the NLG...
IADL to convene in Paris on new international economic order
May 1, 2013
The National Lawyers Guild is an affiliate of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (http://iadllaw.org), an international federation of progressive...
National Lawyers Guild Monitors Conclude Venezuelan Elections Were Well-Organized, Fair and Transparent
April 16, 2013
Task Force on the Americas to sponsor urgent delegation to Guatemala April 15-20, 2013
March 21, 2013
Act Now to Urge Obama to Secure the Freedom of Alan Gross & the Cuban Five, and to Review US Policy Towards Cuba, After 50 Years of Failure
February 14, 2013
The Case of Oscar Lopez Rivera: Presentation at Puerto Rico Human Rights Conference
December 25, 2012
International Commission for Labor Rights on illegality of Michigan "Right to Work" Law
December 16, 2012
Free Palestine Subcommittee: PA should stop political arrests targeting former prisoners
October 8, 2012
Citing Intimidation, Death Threats, National Lawyers Guild Calls for Protection of Haitian Lawyers to Government Critics
October 5, 2012
KnowYourHumanRights.org - a new video/web project from the International Committee
September 11, 2012
Call for all to Observe Agent Orange Day, August 10. 2012 with 51 seconds of Silence and at least 51 seconds of action
August 8, 2012
Student Groups and Civil Rights Organizations Applaud Dismissal of Lawsuit Seeking to Chill Student Speech
Settlement Agreement Requires Dismissal of Lawsuit Targeting Arab and Muslim Student Activists
July 13, 2012
National Lawyers Guild International Committee Condemns Egyptian Military Violation of Human Rights
May 11, 2012
Rights Groups Join Together to Defend Students' Rights to Advocate for Palestinian Rights
April 25, 2012
National Lawyers Guild Delegation Observes Changes in the Electoral Process in El Salvador
March 19, 2012
Week of Action for Mexican Labor Rights: Take Action + Webinar now online for Download
February 20, 2012
UPDATED: Take action to free National Lawyers Guild members detained in Bahrain!
Act now to call for the release of Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath
February 11, 2012
Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan on hunger strike for 54 days
Free Palestine Subcommittee writes to ICRC and Israeli officials calling for release
February 9, 2012
2012 El Salvador Election Monitoring Delegation and Investigation of Trade Tribunals
November 24, 2011
Solidarity with Egyptian movement confronting militarization, political imprisonment, and torture
November 22, 2011
ILO upholds human right of public workers to strike
IC Co-Chair Jeanne Mirer, Ashwini Sukthankar, Dean Hubbard and students from the Cornell Law School Labor Clinic run by ILJWG member Angela Cornell co-authored the complaint
November 22, 2011
NLG Convention passes resolutions in support of struggles in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Palestine and for UN Treaty Reporting
October 21, 2011
Human Rights Lawyers: American Universities Must Protect Students’ Freedom of Speech on Palestine and Israel
October 11, 2011
Free Palestine Subcommittee calls upon ICRC to act to support hunger striking Palestinian prisoners' demands
October 7, 2011
Register today! International Committee CLE at the NLG Convention
REGISTER TODAY - International CLE: The Inter-American System: International Options When Justice is Blocked
August 31, 2011
The Legal Duty to Create Jobs
Lost in the Debt Ceiling Debate: The Legal Duty to Create Jobs
August 12, 2011
Creating Change in Tunisia
IC's Steven Goldberg speaks in Portland on Tunisian revolution
August 1, 2011
U.S. Trade Union Statement Supports Palestinian Call for Full and Immediate Arms Embargo Against Apartheid Israel
July 17, 2011
NLG IC: The Flotilla Must Sail Freely!
NLG IC calls on US government end its pressure on the Greek government and demand that Israel refrain from attacking the flotilla
July 1, 2011
International Delegation to Tunisia Issues New Report Warning that U.S. Must Respect Tunisian Sovereignty
June 21, 2011
NLG IC Tells President Obama: Respect Puerto Rican Self-Determination, Free Political Prisoners
June 13, 2011
NLG IC Calls for Freedom of Naji and Bassem Tamimi
Palestinian popular movement leaders arrested and imprisoned
May 23, 2011
NLG IC signs on to letter supporting Bolivian efforts to hold human rights violators accountable
April 14, 2011
A Tale of Two Missions
Report on CPD Feb. 25, 2011 Delegation of 12 Peace and Human Rights Activists to the U.S. and Iranian Missions to the United Nations
April 12, 2011
FBI raids and grand jury repression panel at National Lawyers Guild southern regional conference
April 12, 2011
"Hands off the Tunisian Revolution!" says International Delegation of Lawyers, Academics
March 23, 2011
National Lawyers Guild urges UN to refer Gaza war crimes to the International Criminal Court
March 18, 2011
Aristide's Return to Haiti
Lawyers, Law Professors and Law Students Urge U.S. to Respect Human Rights
March 17, 2011
Rep. Luis Gutierrez highlights repression in Puerto Rico and attacks on Bar Association
March 7, 2011
IC Co-Chair Joins in Delegation Calling for End of Sanctions/War Threats on Iran and Repression In Iran
February 24, 2011
NLG National Statement: Cut US Military Aid to Mubarak Regime, Support the Egyptian People
February 7, 2011
Peter Erlinder tours Mid-Atlantic region to discuss U.S., Rwanda and international justice
January 21, 2011
New Book: The United States of Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration and Abuse
by Marjorie Cohn
January 20, 2011
International Committee Webinar highlights "material support" laws
International solidarity activism and government repression
November 19, 2010
Report from Task Force on the Americas meeting at NLG Convention
- and how to get involved in Task Force work
October 25, 2010
NLG calls upon UN Secretary-General to reconsider Uribe appointment to Gaza flotilla investigation
August 23, 2010
Al-Haq calls for UN inquiry into attack on humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza
High-Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions Also Must Act
June 21, 2010
Incapable of Independent, Credible Investigation
PCHR Statement on Israeli "Independent Public Commission"
June 16, 2010
Israeli Inquiry "Simply Will Not be Credible" Unless It Meets Standards
UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Issues Statement
June 11, 2010
Did Israel Violate Arms Export Control Act?
Former UN Assistant Secretary-General Writes to Secretary Clinton
June 9, 2010
Israeli-American Lawyer's Haaretz Op-Ed
Hobbled by Political Constraints, by Allegra Pacheco
June 6, 2010
Israel's Security Cannot Come at Any Price
Legal Analysis of Flotilla Attack by Dr. Ben Saul
May 24, 2013
IADL President and NLG IC CoChair Submits Letters to Government Officials on Peter Erlinder's Behalf
May 29, 2010
NLG Condemns Disciplinary Actions by Honduran Supreme Court Against Judges, Magistrate, and Public Defender
May 29, 2010
Agent Orange Victims to Call for Justice and Compensation at Wednesday Press Conference
April 27, 2010
National Lawyers Guild initiates campaign to raise awareness of the attack on the Puerto Rican Bar Association
April 6, 2010
Morong 43 lawyers to appeal CA decision
Lawyers statement on the Court of Appeals decision on the habeas corpus petition of 43 health workers
March 11, 2010
International Conference to Continue the Battle to Permanently Prohibit Nuclear Weapons
and all weapons of mass destruction
March 11, 2010
Toolkit for Local Resolutions
Calling for Senate/Presidential Ratification of the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
March 11, 2010
U.S. Military Policy and Vieques:
The Constitutionality and Consequences of Bombing a Nation
March 2, 2010
Make Plans Now to Attend the International Committee's Retreat and Delegation to Puerto Rico
February 24, 2010
Disgraceful Suspension of Medical Evacuations Captures US Indifference to Magnitude of Haitian Suffering
Listen/watch the interview on Democracy Now!'s website
February 3, 2010
Falk Urges Sanctions to End "Ordeal" of Gaza Blockade
Special Rapporteur Finds "No Evidence of Meaningful International Pressure"
January 14, 2010
Guild Joins Many NGOs in Letter to Asst. Secretary Posner
Foreign Assistance Act Mandates Report to Congress on Israel's Human Rights Record
January 14, 2010
Two Important Resources on Gaza
Links to IADL White Paper & NLG Gaza Delegation Report
January 14, 2010
Guild Urges Egypt to Heed International Law Obligations on Gaza Marchers & Convoy
Safe Passage for All Gaza Freedom March Members and Entire Viva Palestina Convoy
January 1, 2010
NLG Delgation to Gaza: Report to NLG Convention
Video of presentations by Radhika Sainath, Reem Salahi, Tom Nelson, and James Leas
December 23, 2009
Delusional Self-Defense, Delusional Congressional Vote
Israel's self-defense claim is flawed
December 6, 2009
$19 Million Judgment Upheld Against Former Haitian CIA Agent and Death Squad Leader
Toto Constant Liable for Rape, Other Torture, Attempted Killing
December 2, 2009
The National Lawyers Guild Calls for an End to the Culture of Impunity in the Philippines
November 30, 2009
Shut Down the School of the Americas/Assassins!
NLG International CoChair Joins Father Roy Bourgeois and Thousands of Others at Fort Benning
November 21, 2009
NLG IC Circulates Op-Ed piece
Members urged to Contact Congress Immediately and Write Editorials
November 1, 2009
Impact of Federal Anti-Boycott And Other Laws On BDS Campaigns
NLG International Committee issues legal memo for activists
October 24, 2009
Honduras: NLG Task Force of the Americas Speaking Out
Press Info, Report and Letters to Government issued
September 27, 2009
Honduras NLG/AAJ/IADL Delegation Returns
DOWNLOAD ENGLISH PRELIMINARY REPORT HERE
Op Ed from NLG's Emily Yozell
September 8, 2009
National Lawyers Guild Calls on US to Cut Ties with Illegal Junta in Honduras
Letter to State Department and Obama
July 9, 2009
Report on NLG 2008 Election Delegation to Venezuela
Regional Elections for Governors, Mayors and State Legislatures
April 13, 2009
ONSLAUGHT: Israel's Attack of Gaza and the Rule of Law
National Lawyers Guild Gaza Delegation Report
April 2, 2009
Strong Indications of Violations of the Laws of War, U.S. Law, and War Crimes Found in the Gaza Strip
Guild Gaza Delegation Reports
February 8, 2009
Housing, Water, and Sanitation in Occupied Palestinian Territory
Resources and Reports from COHRE
February 2, 2009
No Impunity for Israeli War Crimes
Guild issues leaflet on Israeli violations of international law
January 26, 2009
Challenging the Legality of the War in Afghanistan
NLG International Committee to Prepare White Paper
December 30, 2008
Criminal Complaint at the Hague on Israel's Blockade of Gaza
International Coalition Against Impunity Files Complaint
December 30, 2008
It's Not Enough to Proclaim Human Rights: We Must Enforce Them and Compel Action
NLG Attends IADL Conference on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 30, 2008
National Lawyers Guild Condemns Illegal Israeli Massacre of Over 300 Gazans:
Calls for Ceasefire, and Urges Protests
December 29, 2008
NLG and IADL Participate in Conference in Moscow
Commemorating the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
December 7, 2008
Universal Declaration at 60
Human Rights activists around the world celebrate the UDHR this December 2008
December 3, 2008
Lawyers Change History in Pakistan
Vice-President of Supreme Court Bar Association, Sahibzada Anwar Hameed addressed 2008 NLG Convention in Detroit
November 25, 2008
Judge Excludes Confession of Guantanamo Detainee From Trial
Confession obtained using threat of death amounted to torture
November 5, 2008
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 Showings
October 30, 2008
NLG Issues White Paper on Torture
US officials who used, advocated, or justified torture are subject to criminal prosecution under International and US Law
October 26, 2008
DEMAND RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE
National Lawyers Guild Calls For American Corporations to be Held Responsible for Agent Orange
October 25, 2008
National Lawyers Guild Applauds Inter-American Court Decision Upholding the Human Rights of Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune
Urges Rapid Compliance With Judgment
July 14, 2008
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination
Guild participates in UN Review
February 16, 2008
NLG Denounces Arrest of Jose Maria Sison Founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines
September 5, 2007
Out of the Classroom and Into the Courtroom: How to Use International Law in Our Everyday Law Practices
DVD for Sale, Approved for CLE Credit in California
August 28, 2007
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD DEMANDS RELEASE OF GABNET 3 - U.S. BASED ACTIVISTS BEING HELD IN THE PHILIPPINES
August 14, 2007
Guild's Strong International Focus Remains
70th Anniversary Convention Will Highlight Issues from Around the World
August 13, 2007
Torture on Trial in Arizona
Motion to Dismiss Memo Gives Shocking Overview of Torture Training
June 20, 2007
HAITIAN DEATH SQUAD LEADER’S PLEA THROWN OUT
DECISION TO TOSS PLEA MADE AFTER CJA SUBMITTED EVIDENCE DETAILING EMMANUEL CONSTANT’S RECORD OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
May 24, 2007
Guild Calls for Solidarity Actions with Agent Orange Victims
National Tour Heads to Various Cities and NY Court Hearing
May 15, 2007
Guild Lawyers Participate in Human Rights Delegation to Oaxaca
Guild Follows up with Support for Human Rights Organizations
April 14, 2007
UN Labor Panel Finds U.S. Violates International Labor Rules
Calls for Repeal of North Carolina Anti-Bargaining Law
April 14, 2007
Human Rights Crisis Continues in the Philippines
Women Lawyers Release Update of Report
March 13, 2007
"Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy"
An urgent call by Noam Chomsky to abide by UN Treaties
March 11, 2007
"I Swore to Uphold the Constitution. Instead, I Disgraced It"
Vermont Legislature Says Bring Them Home Now!
February 19, 2007
Press Release: Former Haitian Colonel To Be Prosecuted
Trial Next Week in Miami for Torture, Extrajudicial Killings
February 16, 2007
NLG 2006 Delegation Investigates Labor in Eastern Cuba
7th Labor & Employment Research Trip
July 12, 2006
2006 Delegation to Venezuela Submits Report
The Bolivarian Revolution and the Rule of Law
July 6, 2006
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