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Honduran Supreme Court holds Guapinol Defender trial violates international human rights obligations
The NLG-IC, member of Observatory for Justice of the Guapinol and San Pedro River Defenders in Colón, Honduras, welcomes the Court decisions published yesterday by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Court of Honduras. The rulings resolved two outstanding amparo actions (requests for injunctive relief) presented by the environmentalists’ defense during 2020 and 2021 […]
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February 3, Online Event: Free Alex Saab with Camila Saab and special guest, Oscar López Rivera
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET Online Event: Register on Zoom In conversation with Camila Saab, wife of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States. We ask for the immediate release of the Venezuelan diplomat. The webinar will be in have Spanish-English interpretation. En conversación con Camila Saab, esposa del diplomático […]
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National Lawyers Guild Election Monitors in Venezuela Observe a Transparent Voting System that Voters, including Opposition Voters, Express Confidence In
November 22, 2021 –A delegation of National Lawyers Guild members traveled to Venezuela to monitor regional elections which occurred November 21,2021. We observed a balanced and transparent voting process which voters expressed confidence in. Our delegation was made up of eight observers and we visited a total of 12 sites in Caracas and surrounding states. […]
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National Lawyers Guild joins in the global outrage over the decision of the Israeli Defense Ministry to designate vital Palestinian civil society organizations as “terrorist” and urges the U.S. State Department to immediately voice U.S rejection of these designations.
On October 19, 2021, the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations “terrorist organizations.” The groups named are: Al Haq; Addameer; Defense For Children International-Palestine; Bisan; the Union of Agricultural Work Committees; and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees. The decision is an appalling and dangerous development in Israel’s […]
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African Union: Withdraw Israel’s Observer Status
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is an endorser of the following statement to the African Union, urging the AU to withdraw the observer status for the apartheid state of Israel: (Washington D.C., October 4, 2021) – The African Union (AU) should withdraw the observer status granted on July 22 to Israel, an apartheid state […]
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Congratulations to Kerry McLean, 2021 Debra Evenson Venceremos International Award Honoree!
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee congratulates Kerry McLean, the 2021 honoree of the Debra Evenson Venceremos International Award. The Award will be presented during the NLG Law For the People Convention, which will be held virtually between October 11-17, 2021. Kerry McLean is the recipient of the 2021 Debra Evenson Venceremos International Award. She […]
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NLG Condemns Biden Administration’s Violent Deportation of Haitian Asylum Seekers
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly denounces the Biden Administration’s racist brutality against Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border and their mass expulsion and deportation, in violation of US law and of their internationally recognized rights to seek asylum. The NLG reiterates and supports the comprehensive statement from the Haiti Action Committee, and offers the following additional […]
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450+ lawyers and legal organizations support Steven Donziger at his sentencing hearing
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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Open Letter in Support of Justice and Accountability for the November 2019 Coup d’etat in Bolivia and Crimes Committed by the De Facto Government of Jeanine Áñez
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee and Project Blueprint launched this open letter in support of justice and accountability for the November 2019 coup d’etat in Bolivia. It has been endorsed by dozens of legal organizations, lawyers and human rights activists in the U.S. and internationally. We urge you to share this open letter with […]
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NLG condemns US continuing interference in Nicaragua and its democratic process
The International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, the oldest and largest human rights bar association of the United States, makes the following statement condemning US continuing interference in Nicaragua and its democratic process. The Guild notes that this conduct by the United States is in clear and direct violation of international law, including but not limited to the jus cogens rights of […]
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