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February 22, Online — UN Organs, Their Respective Roles and Competencies & Supporting People’s Struggles: Class 2B, People’s Academy of International Law
UN Organs, Their Respective Roles and Competencies & Supporting People’s Struggles: The People’s Academy of International Law Course 2B REGISTER NOW! Thursday, February 22 9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, 5 pm UTC Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French (Arabic, Portuguese upon request) Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register NOTE: This will be a three-hour course! The People’s Academy of […]
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February 8, Class 2A, People’s Academy of International Law — The UN World Court and Compliance with International Law
The People’s Academy of International Law REGISTER NOW FOR CLASS 2A! Thursday, February 8 9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, 5 pm UTC Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French (Arabic, Portuguese upon request) Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register NOTE: This will be a two-hour course! The People’s Academy of International Law, which is sponsored by the International Association of Democratic […]
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Sun, Feb. 11, Webinar: South Africa v Israel — The International Coalition Against Genocide
South Africa v Israel — The International Coalition Against Genocide Sunday, February 11, 2024, 11 AM EST (8 am PST) Click here to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PIJPTpgkTraRdZJg2Bav5Q As the world watches the bombings of homes and hospitals, killing mostly children and women, the murder of healthcare and aid workers and media, and the denial of basic necessities […]
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VIDEO: South Africa’s Historic Case for Gaza at the Hague: What is Next?
On January 11 and 12, 2024, the International Court of Justice in the Hague is hearing arguments for preliminary measures in the case South Africa has brought against the state of Israel under the Genocide Convention for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The National Lawyers Guild International Committee, International Association of […]
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NLG condemns US/UK bombing of Yemen: Stop the imperialist war
National Lawyers Guild International condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing of the country of Yemen by the United States and the United Kingdom. We call on states, human rights and legal organizations, and popular movements to Act Swiftly to pressure the U.S. to stop this Imperialist War. On Thursday evening, January 11, the […]
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Alex Saab is Free: A victory over US imperialist sanctions
On December 20, 2023, Alex Saab, who had been jailed by the United States since 2020, was finally released in a prisoner exchange with Venezuela; the Venezuelan diplomat is now returning home to his home, family and country in a joyful scene of reconciliation and celebration. The National Lawyers Guild and the International Committee have […]
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Urgent declaration on Perú: In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: End Impunity and the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilizations
URGENT DECLARATION In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: End Impunity and the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilizations December 7 2023 The International Mission for the Observation and Defense of Human Rights in Perú, which documented violations there from March 7 to 15, 2023, which included […]
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December 6, Class 1B, People’s Academy of International Law — The UN Charter and global conflicts, legal challenges to war and the TWAIL critique
The People’s Academy of International Law REGISTER NOW FOR CLASS 1B! The UN Charter: Global conflict resolution, Legal challenges to war, and TWAIL critiques Wednesday, December 6 9 am PT – 12 pm ET – 4 pm UTC Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French, (Arabic and Portuguese upon request) Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register NOTE: This will be […]
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International Delegation in Cairo Demands Opening of Rafah Border Crossing
PRESS RELEASE We are an international delegation of writers, lawyers, journalists, activists, students, and organizers who arrived in Cairo, Egypt this week with the goal of reaching the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to exert pressure to open the border for the immediate entry and sustainedflow of urgent humanitarian aid—food, water, fuel, and medical aid […]
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Video: Palestine and the Right to Resist
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, the NLG IC, together with NLG National, organized a webinar on Palestine and the Right to Resist. Watch the full video online here: Speakers include: Edre Olalia (National Union of People’s Lawyers, Philippines); Brahim Rouabah (professor of political science, on Algeria); Shahd Hammouri (Lecturer in Law, University of Kent); Jan Fermon […]
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