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The Collapse of International Law in the Western Hemisphere: The US vs Venezuela
THE COLLAPSE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: THE US VS VENEZUELA By Martha L. Schmidt, LL.M., J.D. US aggression since September 2025 focusing on Venezuela has to be seen as part of a larger scheme. It has become increasingly clear that Trump and the manipulator of his Western Hemispheric military and economic policy, […]
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NLG Resolution on US Violations of International Law in the Western Hemisphere
NLG Resolution on US Violations of International Law in the Western Hemisphere View here.
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Hold the Trump Administration Accountable for Serious Human Rights Crimes
HOLD THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES! PLEASE JOIN US – AT THE U.S-MEXICO BORDER SEPTEMBER 17-20 & IN MEXICO CITY, OCTOBER 14-16 AT SPECIAL EMERGENCY HEARINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL OF CONSCIENCE OF PEOPLES IN MOVEMENT MEXICO CITY HEARINGS WILL INCLUDE A CONTINENTAL FORUM: LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS […]
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How US Intervention Undermines Democracy – Elections in Colombia and Peru: Resistance, Solidarity and Liberation
How US Intervention Undermines Democracy – Elections in Colombia and Peru: Resistance, Solidarity and Liberation Intervención norteamericana y la subversión de la democracia – Elecciones en Colombia y Perú: Resistencia, solidaridad y liberación Wednesday, July 1, 4 PM Eastern time. Register here This webinar will explore the context and impact of recent presidential elections […]
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Video: Habeas Corpus CLE Training
This training, organized on June 14, 2025, covered what Habeas Corpus is, how to file, and how to support a Habeas filing in court. The training also discusses the difference between a petition for declaratory relief versus habeas corpus and when each is more appropriate. This training was sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild International […]
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June 14, Online: Habeas Corpus CLE Training
This training will cover what Habeas is, how to file, and how to support a Habeas filing in court. We will also discuss the difference between a petition for declaratory relief versus habeas corpus and when each is more appropriate. This training is sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the San Francisco […]
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NLG files shadow report on the United States: “The Rights to Life and Health: How financing affects the right to health care in the U.S.”
The National Lawyers Guild, led by Martha Schmidt, co-chair of the Human Rights Framework Project of the International Committee, filed a shadow report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States by the UN Human Rights Council, which will take place in November 2025. Entitled “The Rights to Life and Health: How financing […]
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National Lawyers Guild demands justice for Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, legal scholar suspended by Yale Law School for defending Palestine
The National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee express our strongest solidarity with international law scholar, anti-imperialist academic, and Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy Project at Yale Law School, Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi. Dr. Doutaghi has been placed on leave and banned from campus after she was the subject of an attack article […]
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National Lawyers Guild Condemns the Targeted Detention of Palestinian Student Organizer Mahmoud Khalil and Reiterates its Call for “Sanctuary Universities” to Protect their Students and Workers from Escalating State Repression
The National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee condemn the escalation of federal repression. The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil demonstrates a dangerous increase in both the criminalization of protest in the United States and the targeting of immigrants. It is also a frightening evolution in the ongoing assault against the movement of students […]
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March 25, Webinar: The Role of Lawyers and Legal Workers in Building a United Front to Challenge the Systems of Fascism
The Role of Lawyers & Legal Workers in BUILDING a UNITED FRONT to CHALLENGE the SYSTEMS of FASCISM A Conversation with People’s Lawyers from Mississippi, Brazil, Turkey and the Philippines March 25th 1 pm Brazil time, 12 pm ET, 11 am CT, 9 am PT Register Here : bit.ly/lawyersagainstfascism Speakers include: Jaribu Hill, Mississippi Workers Center for Human […]
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