• Interim documents from the Universal Periodic Review of the United States

    Posted on April 30, 2020

    The UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued interim documents on the UPR of the United States, which was to take place in person in Geneva from May 4-20, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the in-person session has been moved to […]

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  • NLG joins 164 organizations to demand: Stop Deportations to Haiti

    Posted on April 27, 2020

    The National Lawyers Guild joined a coalition of 164 organizations to demand an end to deportations to Haiti, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The press release and the letter with signatories are republished below: As 3 deportees to Haiti and 75 Deportees to Guatemala Test Positive for Coronavirus, 164 Organizations from the U.S. and Haiti […]

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  • May 9: Sanctions Kill webinar on U.S. unilateral coercive measures

    Posted on April 27, 2020

    The National Lawyers Guild is an endorser of the Sanctions Kill campaign. Register below at the link to attend this important webinar being organized against U.S. sanctions and unilateral coercive measures, with the participation of the Syrian and Nicaraguan ambassadors and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_guql-H2qS22fnXY4u_1afA The […]

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  • IADL Statement: Justice and Humaneness in the Worst of Times

    Posted on April 27, 2020

    The following statement of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and endorsed by a number of National Lawyers Guild and International Committee members was released on Monday, 27 April in conjunction with the petition filed by the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers of the Philippines, an IADL member association, with the Supreme Court of the […]

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  • Video: Unilateral coercive measures and economic sanctions as acts of war and aggression

    Posted on April 25, 2020

    On 15 April, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild (US) International Committee hosted a webinar on unilateral coercive measures, particularly economic sanctions, as acts of war. The discussion focused particularly on the threat posed by these aggressive actions perpetuated by the United States, Canada and the European Union, among others, […]

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  • Video: 1 Year Since Julian Assange’s Arrest

    Posted on April 25, 2020

    Marjorie Cohn, former president of the National Lawyers Guild, joined Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower, and Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, on Saturday, April 11 for a livestreamed webinar to mark one year since the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The panel was moderated by Aaron Maté, writer for The Nation and host […]

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  • IC supports Statement of Condemnation of the Decision of USA Against Venezuela by the World Peace Council

    Posted on April 17, 2020

    As the International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, an 83-year old human rights legal organization in the United States, we endorse the below statement by the World Peace Council. The statement correctly criticizes United States policy toward Venezuela including its economic blockade, political subversion, and declaration that Venezuela’s leaders are drug traffickers. We believe […]

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  • Join the webinar April 15: COVID-19 & UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES as ACTS OF WAR

    Posted on April 9, 2020

    *COVID-19 & UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES as ACTS OF WAR * April 15th, 1 pm Eastern time (10 am Pacific, 5 pm UTC, 7 pm Central Europe) Register now: https://bit.ly/SanctionsWarWebinar Webinar will be conducted over ZOOM Join us for an important global panel, COVID-19 & UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES as ACTS OF WAR. Speakers will offer updates on […]

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  • International legal letter demands end to U.S. intervention in Colombia and Venezuela

    Posted on April 6, 2020

    Dozens of legal organizations around the world issued a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging an end to U.S. intervention in Latin America, particularly in response to the escalation of U.S. military activity in Colombia and threats against Venezuela. The letter, initiated by the […]

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  • Legal community open letter urges end to U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela

    Posted on April 3, 2020

    April 3, 2020 – Over 200 lawyers and legal organizations called on the United States to drop its sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as the countries race to fight COVID-19 in an open letter released Friday. The global pandemic has drawn attention to the devastating effects of U.S. sanctions on these countries, as well as […]

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