International Committee News

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  NLG letter supporting Rep.-Elect Ilhan Omar’s comments on BDS and Palestine #WeStandWithIlhan

  The National Lawyers Guild sent the following letter to Representative-Elect Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in support of her comments on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and Palestinian human rights. In particular, the NLG expressed its appreciation of her opposition to the ongoing legislative attempts to criminalize and suppress human rights campaigners for Palestine. See the […]

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  November 16: Reportback from People’s Tribunals on the Philippines and Puerto Rico

  Friday, November 16 6:00 pm LaGuardia Community College Building E, Room 242 31-10 Thomson Ave Queens, NY The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines NE is joining forces with those who attended the International People’s Tribunal in Brussels, Belgium for the Philippines AND here in New York City for Puerto Rico. An International […]

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  NLGIC: Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines

  National Lawyers Guild – International Committee Expresses its Strong Condemnation and Collective Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos Benjamin Tarug Ramos, 56, Secretary General of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) Negros Occidental Province Chapter was killed on November 6th, shot dead in Kabankalan, Philippines, by motorcycle-riding men while taking a […]

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  Video: “Fighting Fascism” panel at the 2018 Law for the People Convention

  The following video is an excerpt from the panel on the rise of global fascist threats at the 2018 Law for the People convention in Portland, Oregon. The presentations here highlight some of the key issues in the United States and around the world and are meant to spark discussion about strategies to defend peoples […]

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  March 2019 NLG Labor and Employment Committee Research Delegation to Cuba – Brochure and Information

  Save the Date: March 15-24, 2019 20th Anniversary Cuba Research Delegation and 12th International Conference on Labor Rights (dates are approximate) More information in our 2019 Brochure. The National Lawyers Guild Labor & Employment Committee serves as program consultant to Marazul Charters, a licensed travel service provider, on an annual research program in Cuba.  The program consists of an […]

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  Will Israel’s Gaza Massacres Finally Prod the ICC into Action?

  The following article – containing interviews with Suzanne Adely, International Committee co-chair and Audrey Bomse, Palestine Subcommitee co-chair – was originally published at Mint Press News on October 26th, 2018. We republish the article below:  By Joe Catron  THE HAGUE — As the Great March of Return by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip nears its eighth month, […]

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  International Committee Schedule for the Law For the People Convention 2018

  The following schedule contains items organized or co-organized by the International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, its working groups and subcommittees. There are many more events of interest to IC members taking place at the Convention, including the Anti-Racism Training, TUPOCC Meeting, Keynote speech with Kshama Sawant, Awards Banquet and much more! For full […]

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  Honduras: Serious Irregularities Create Obstacles to Truth and Justice in Berta Cáceres Case

  Tegucigalpa, October 25, 2018.- The Legal Observer Mission that is observing the trial for the assassination of human rights defender Berta Cáceres expresses its serious concern about the recent exclusion from the case of the victims’ private attorneys. This action compromises the principles of a fair and impartial trial, and is the latest in a […]

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  Urgent: International Solidarity Needed with Migrant Caravan at Mexico’s Southern Border

  Thousands of migrants from throughout Central America have joined the caravan that originated in Honduras, which is currently resuming its advance towards the U.S after initially being violently repressed at Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala by Mexican authorities. The Trump administration has targeted this mobilization with threats to close the U.S-Mexico border. The caravan is […]

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  International Tribunal of Conscience hearings in Mexico City, November 2-3

  PLEASE JOIN US! INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL OF CONSCIENCE TO HOLD HEARINGS IN MEXICO CITY NOV. 2-3 WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF VIII WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND THE GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ ALLIANCE The International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement is organizing special hearings in Mexico City Nov. 2nd and 3rd focused on serious […]

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