International Committee News

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  NLG IC letter to Colombia’s Attorney General on assassination attempt targeting Piedad Cordoba

  On October 6, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee sent the letter below to the Fiscalia General (Attorney General’s office) of Colombia, urging precautionary measures to be taken to protect the life of former Colombian Senator, human rights defender and prominent advocate of the Peace Accords, Piedad Cordoba.  On September 30, 2020, her security vehicle […]

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  NLG letter to University of Toronto regarding Dr. Valentina Azarova and the suppression of scholarship on Palestine

  The National Lawyers Guild, the oldest and largest progressive bar association in the United States, sent a letter on October 5 to Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto, regarding our deep concern at the Dean of the Law School’s decision to rescind an employment offer to Dr. Valentina Azarova, a distinguished scholar of […]

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  NLG amicus brief in NJ voting rights case raises international law arguments

  The National Lawyers Guild’s Labor and Employment Committee and International Committee submitted an amicus brief in a New Jersey voting rights case on September 29. The amicus, submitted by Ryan McCarthy and IC Co-Chair Jeanne Mirer, with the participation of Marquel Ramirez, was submitted in Trump vs. New Jersey, the suit launched by the Republican […]

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  NLG IC statement on the attacks on Armenia and Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh

  THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON THE ATTACKS ON ARMENIA AND THE DE FACTO INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH/NAGORNO-KARABAKH   The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) International Committee denounces in the strongest terms the large-scale military offensive against the autonomous Republic of Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia by the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. The […]

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  #WeStandWithNerdeen – NLG IC supports Palestinian law student targeted for attacks

  The National Lawyers Guild International Committee expresses our strongest solidarity with our colleague and fellow Guild member, future people’s lawyer Nerdeen Kiswani, a second-year law student at CUNY School of Law. In the past days, Nerdeen has been subjected to a targeted racist campaign not only threatening and attacking her with hundreds of messages and […]

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  NLG International Committee joins Oct. 1 Day of Action on AFRICOM

  The National Lawyers Guild International Committee has joined organizations from across the Americas and most of the world that have endorsed and plan to participate today—the 12th anniversary of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)’s launch—in the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP)’s International Day of Action on AFRICOM. AFRICOM has long been a priority of the […]

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  October 2/3 – Webinar: The Role of Lawyers in Spite of the Pandemic w/Suzanne Adely

  This event will take place at 6 pm Pacific time/9 pm Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 2, and 9 am in the Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 3. To attend the event, please register in advance at https://bit.ly/roleoflawyers Suzanne Adely, President-Elect of the National Lawyers Guild and co-chair of the International Committee, will be one of the […]

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  Webinar, Sept. 17: Iran and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle

  The NLG is a co-sponsor of this webinar today, and several NLG members are part of the program. We invite you to join us for the event: Thursday, September 17, 2020 12 pm Pacific/3 pm Eastern Sign up to join on Zoom: https://bit.ly/iransolidarity Speakers: Max Ajl Nina Farnia Vida Samiian Micol Savia (Micol is unable to […]

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  Schedule of International Committee Events at the NLG Convention

  Join the NLG International Committee for a series of events and activities at this year’s Law for the People Convention, beginning Monday, Sept. 21, 2020!  Register online: https://nlg.org/convention/ To participate in these events, you must register for the NLG Convention. You can attend all Convention events as part of your registration – just follow the directions to create […]

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  Sept. 21 – Join the NLG IC CLE at the Convention: The Law of Occupation

  Join the NLG International Committee’s CLE program on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, as part of the NLG Convention! The four-hour CLE will take place at 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern time. To participate in the CLE, you must register for the NLG Convention. You can attend all Convention events as part of your registration – […]

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