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Archives: IADL
  • Video: Launch of International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades & Economic Coercive Measures

    Posted on March 23, 2022

      The United States, with the support of the United Nations and European Union, has imposed sanctions and other economic coercive measures on over 30 percent of the global population, mostly located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Sanctions are one of the key tools of U.S. imperialism, leading to mass starvation and suffering of […]

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  • International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Economic Coercive Measures — Introductory Webinar, March 18

    Posted on March 1, 2022

    This document has also been translated into Spanish, French, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, and Korean. INTRODUCING THE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON U.S. IMPERIALISM: SANCTIONS, BLOCKADES & ECONOMIC COERCIVE MEASURES TAKING LEGAL ACTION TO CHALLENGE U.S. ATROCITIES Introductory Webinar March 18 —  Register: https://bit.ly/launchtribunal March 1, 2022 – Presently, the United States, with the support of the […]

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  • Video: Webinar on Understanding the Crisis in Ukraine

    Posted on February 28, 2022

      On Monday, 28 February, the National Lawyers Guild International hosted a webinar on the crisis in Ukraine, featuring speakers: Yevgenii Gerasymenko, Ukrainian Association of Democratic Lawyers Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild International, International Association of Democratic Lawyers Jan Fermon, secretary-general, International Association of Democratic Lawyers Discussion facilitated by Suzanne Adely, NLG President and NLG […]

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  • 450+ lawyers and legal organizations support Steven Donziger at his sentencing hearing

    Posted on September 24, 2021

    Over 450 lawyers and legal organizations around the world submitted a letter of support to Judge Preska in the sentencing hearing for Steven Donziger on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The letter was coordinated by the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. It urges Judge Preska “to sentence Mr. Donziger […]

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  • WPLC, IADL, and NLG file joint Amicus Brief Supporting the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Complaint against the US Requesting a Declaratory Judgment and Effective End of U.S. Occupation 

    Posted on July 30, 2021

    July 30, 2021 Contact: Natali Segovia, Staff Attorney, WPLC: defense@waterprotectorlegal.org NLG International Committee: international@nlg.org Download the amicus brief here. Honolulu—The Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC), alongside the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and National Lawyers Guild (NLG), filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief today in support of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s complaint […]

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  • UN Office of High Commissioner issues report on systemic racism in policing, calls for meaningful change

    Posted on July 1, 2021

    On June 8, 2020, the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown and Philando Castile, together with more than 600 rights groups, petitioned the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the on-going crisis of police violence and systemic racism in policing resulting in […]

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  • April 27 PRESS CONFERENCE: International Commission of Legal Experts Release Report on Racist Police Violence in the US

    Posted on April 23, 2021

    Finds US Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity and Other Violations of International Law Event: Press conference for launch of the Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence against People of African Descent in the United States When: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 12 pm Eastern time (9 am Pacific) Where: Watch the livestream: https://www.facebook.com/internationalcommissionofinquiry  […]

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  • April 5: State Repression and the Persecution of Lawyers in Turkey

    Posted on March 31, 2021

    Monday, April 5 11 am Eastern (8 am Pacific, 6 pm Turkey) Register to join on Zoom: http://bit.ly/turkeylawyers In honor of Lawyer’s Day in Turkey, the National Lawyers Guild presents a program discussing government repression in Turkey, in particular the persecution of lawyers. Speakers: Umit Büyükdag – Former  president of CHD. (Progressive Lawyers Association Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu, […]

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  • Justice for the El Hiblu 3!

    Posted on March 28, 2021

    The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is a signatory of the statement below: JUSTICE FOR EL HIBLU 3 A reminder of the second anniversary of the rescue and subsequent detention of young migrants known as the El Hiblu 3 In Malta, three young migrants risk life imprisonment for having helped fellow asylum seekers to escape […]

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  • March 16, Investigate PH – First Report: Official Public Release

    Posted on March 15, 2021

    Hear from Jeanne Mirer, President of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, and Suzanne Adely, President-Elect of the National Lawyers Guild (both co-chairs of the International Committee) among other global Commissioners on March 16th for the first report release of #InvestigatePH, a people-led independent international investigation of human rights violations in the #Philippines under #Duterte,. […]

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