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Statement in Solidarity with the Kenyan people and against U.S. imperialist intervention in Kenya
We oppose US imperialist intervention in Kenya and stand in solidarity with the Kenyan masses in their struggle for justice, equality, and the rights of the oppressed Up to 23 people have been killed and over 300 arrested by the Kenyan government during a crackdown on protests against the Finance Act 2023, a US and […]
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Preliminary Statement and Findings of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
The following statement was issued by the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism, carried out between July 24-28 with the National Lawyers Guild and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. As the Fact Finding Mission of the International People’s Tribunal, we unequivocally denounce the U.S. imperialist hybrid war on the […]
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National Lawyers Guild co-organizes fact-finding mission to Venezuela on U.S. sanctions
The National Lawyers Guild is joining with the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures, and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers to conduct a fact-finding mission in Venezuela on the impact of U.S. sanctions and coercive economic measures targeting the people and nation of Venezuela. The fact-finding mission is composed […]
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July 28: Venezuela Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join us on Friday, July 28 for a special two-part hearing — convened live in Caracas, Venezuela, and available over Zoom — covering the impact of U.S. sanctions and imperialism on the people of Venezuela at 10:00AM [GMT -4] with a second sesion at 2:00 PM. Hear from a range of experts who will testify to […]
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Thursday, July 20: A President Behind Bars: Racism, Classism, & the Violation of Human Rights in Peru
7 pm ET / 6 pm CT / 4 pm PT Peru has lived in uncertainty since the imprisonment of President Pedro Castillo since last December 7, 2022.Since his imprisonment, thousands of people have taken to the streets of Peru to demand the freedom of the president, and the restoration of democracy, and one constitutes, the repression has […]
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Urgent Declaration in Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Right to a Dignified Life: STOP the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilization in Perú
URGENT DECLARATION In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: STOP the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilization in Perú We, the members of the International Mission of Human Rights Observation and Defense, which includes the organizations which have signed on below, issue this emergency call to national […]
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NLG joins #WeStandWithFatima collective video
National Lawyers Guild president Suzanne Adely participated in the collective video and statement of scholars, lawyers and activists in support of the #WeStandWithFatima campaign. On 3 July 2023, CUNY for Palestine and Within Our Lifetime released a video titled #WeStandWithFatima in coalition with 34 legal scholars, distinguished professors, organizers and artists, alongside CUNY students and workers in […]
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Donate: Send NLG Representatives to the African Bar Association Conference
From August 6-10 in Pretoria, South Africa, the African Bar Association conference will bring together thousands of lawyers on the African continent. Please donate below to support the NLG’s participation in this important conference! Kerry McLean, international human rights lawyer and NLG International Committee co-chair, has been invited to attend the conference, speak and […]
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June 24: Iraq Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join us on Saturday, June 24 for our hearing covering the impact of U.S. sanctions and imperialism on the people of Iraq at 10:30AM [GMT -4]. Hear from a range of experts who will testify to the impact of sanctions and blockades on Iraq in various sectors and areas of the country, and the role […]
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June 10 and 11: Cuba Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join us on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, to hear the effects of U.S. imperialism on the people of Cuba at 10:30AM [GMT -4]. Hear from a range of experts who will testify to the impact of sanctions and blockades on Cuba in agriculture, health, communications and other sectors, and the role of […]
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