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UN Office of High Commissioner issues report on systemic racism in policing, calls for meaningful change
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
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
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!
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
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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Letter to UN Special Rapporteurs urging action for an independent investigation into the killing of of Tahir Elçi in Turkey
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee joined international legal organizations in signing a letter to multiple UN Special Rapporteurs, requesting their urgent action ahead of the next hearing in the criminal trial of those accused of killing lawyer Tahir Elçi. We urge you to request the Turkish authorities to ensure a fair trial by an […]
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Resolution: IADL Urges President Biden to Remove Cuba from Terrorism List and Suspend Titles III and IV of Helms Burton
The following resolution was adopted by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) Council, meeting in virtual session, on Sunday, 24 January 2021. This resolution builds on IADL’s and its member associations’ long years of advocacy to bring an end to the U.S. blockade on Cuba and all unilateral coercive measures targeting Cuba and other nations. The […]
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George Floyd, Jacob Blake, Tamir Rice, many more: This week’s hearings at the International Commission of Inquiry
Please join us this morning, Monday, January 25 at the online hearings of the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence against People of African Descent in the U.S. to hear testimony from attorneys and a family member during the hearings for the George Floyd case and the Jacob Blake case. George Floyd’s murder captured the attention […]
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Cuban international medics nominated for Nobel Prize by NLG and IADL law professors
The following nomination was submitted to the Nobel Committee by several NLG and International Association of Democratic Lawyers members in academia and organized by Prof. Marjorie Cohn, past NLG President and member of the IADL Bureau. This letter nominates Cuba’s Henry Reeve Brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize for their international work to defend the […]
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Video: Webinar on War Crimes and the U.S. Occupation of Hawai‘i with Dr. Keanu Sai and Professor Federico Lenzerini
On Saturday, January 9, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers hosted a webinar on war crimes, international humanitarian law and the U.S. occupation of Hawai’i. Hawai‘i, a recognized sovereign and independent State since the nineteenth century, has been under a prolonged military occupation by the United States for […]
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