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Current NewsNational Lawyers Guild Welcomes Musharraf's ResignationAugust 25, 2008 Along with the Pakistani people, the National Lawyers Guild and Pakistan Justice Coalition welcome the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as a victory in the struggle for democracy, rule of law and... International Committee appears at UN Decolonization Hearings on Puerto RicoJune 22, 2008 After 400 years of Spanish colonial rule of Puerto Rico, in 1898 Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States, and the U.S. militarily invaded and established a military government. Over a century... National Lawyers Guild Applauds Inter-American Court Decision Upholding the Human Rights of Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon NeptuneUrges Rapid Compliance With Judgment July 14, 2008 The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) welcomes the recent decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) finding that the State of Haiti has violated 11 provisions of the American... Passing of Crispin "Ka Bel" BeltranStatement from the 2006 Delegation of Women Lawyers May 28, 2008 We were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Ka Bel, news which shook those close to him, but also so many around the world. We wish to add our voices to the multitudes that are mourning... Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial DiscriminationGuild participates in UN Review February 16, 2008 Defending Dictatorship: U.S. Foreign Policy and Pakistan's Struggle for DemocracyJan. '08 NLG Delegation to Pakistan Issues Report January 25, 2008 Committee Participates in International Tribunal on Katrina and RitaJury Finds Bush, Blanco, Nagin Committed Crimes against Humanity September 11, 2007 NLG Denounces Arrest of Jose Maria Sison Founder of the Communist Party of the PhilippinesSeptember 5, 2007 Out of the Classroom and Into the Courtroom: How to Use International Law in Our Everyday Law PracticesDVD 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 PHILIPPINESAugust 14, 2007 Guild's Strong International Focus Remains70th Anniversary Convention Will Highlight Issues from Around the World August 13, 2007 Torture on Trial in ArizonaMotion to Dismiss Memo Gives Shocking Overview of Torture Training June 20, 2007 HAITIAN DEATH SQUAD LEADER’S PLEA THROWN OUTDECISION 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 VictimsNational Tour Heads to Various Cities and NY Court Hearing May 15, 2007 Guild Lawyers Participate in Human Rights Delegation to OaxacaGuild Follows up with Support for Human Rights Organizations April 14, 2007 UN Labor Panel Finds U.S. Violates International Labor RulesCalls for Repeal of North Carolina Anti-Bargaining Law April 14, 2007 Human Rights Crisis Continues in the PhilippinesWomen 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 ProsecutedTrial Next Week in Miami for Torture, Extrajudicial Killings February 16, 2007 NLG and Others Issue Open Letter on IranWarn of Illegality of Any Offensive Military Action by the United States February 6, 2007 Resolution on the Misuse of U.S. Government "Democracy Promotion" InitiativesUndermining Progressive Governments and Movements in the Americas October 30, 2006 NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD CALLS ON HAITI’S ELECTED GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS REMAINING FROM THE LATORTUE DICTATORSHIPOctober 25, 2006 NLG 2006 Delegation Investigates Labor in Eastern Cuba7th Labor & Employment Research Trip July 12, 2006 2006 Delegation to Venezuela Submits ReportThe Bolivarian Revolution and the Rule of Law July 6, 2006 Accountability for International Development Banks and their SponsorsThe Pending COHRE Petition for Atrocities in Guatemala March 3, 2006 Guild delegates meet with Democratic Lawyers in ParisAt XVIth Congress of the International Association of January 29, 2006 |
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