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Help Support IADL Trial Observer Delegation to Turkey for Human Rights Lawyer Barkin Timtik
Please contribute to help the International Association of Democratic Lawyers – of which the NLG is a member – to form an international trial observer delegation to the case of Turkish human rights lawyer Barkin Timtik. Donate online: https://www.gofundme.com/iadl-trial-observer-delegation Human Rights Defenders Under Attack in Turkey Turkey is facing one of the most severe periods […]
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NLG calls upon Fordham University to rescind ban on Students for Justice in Palestine
The National Lawyers Guild issued the following statements in support of students at Fordham University who were denied the right to form a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter on their campus. To support Fordham SJP, please take two actions: 1. sign on to the student support petition and 2. send a letter to the university’s […]
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February 23-26: NLG International Weekend in Puerto Rico – Register Online
National Lawyers Guild International Weekend in Puerto Rico February 23-26, 2017 San Juan, Puerto Rico Exact Event Locations TBA! REGISTER ONLINE (Free): https://nlginternationalpuertorico.eventbrite.com **A side trip is being coordinated after the Retreat to travel to Cuba and to connect with a portion of the Labor and Employment Committee delegation in Havana. If you are interested in joining […]
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Urge President Obama to pardon Ana Belén Montes
From the NLG Cuba Subcommittee: The National Lawyers Guild and many others around the hemisphere and world have called upon President Obama to pardon Ana Belén Montes, a decorated Puerto Rican career public servant who shared U.S. plans with Cuba based on her deep seated views over the injustice of the U.S. attempts to impose […]
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NLG Responds to the Commutation of the Sentences of Oscar López Rivera and Chelsea Manning
(Above, L-R: Oscar López Rivera with atty. Jan Susler; Portrait of Chelsea Manning by Alicia Neal.) The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is thrilled to learn of the commutations of the sentences of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera and Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a victory due largely to the unwavering efforts of determined activists, […]
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US Dismisses First Cuba Travel Enforcement Case in 10 years; NLG Re-Institutes Legal Network to Defend US Travelers to Cuba
In December 2016, the U.S. government’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) agreed to dismiss its case against Albert A. Fox, Jr. and the Alliance for a Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation, in which OFAC sought a $100,000 penalty for travel to Cuba and encouraging others to do so, in 2010 and 2011. This was the only […]
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NLG International Urges Protection & Release of 5 Missing Pakistani Human Rights & Social Media Activists
January 12, 2017 NLG International Committee submitted letters to Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain & Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Washington D.C., urging them to ensure the protection of 5 Pakistani Human Rights & Social Media Activists who have gone missing this month. We are writing on behalf of […]
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Justice orgs call for protection of human rights defenders working on issues related to Palestine
December 9, 2016 – In marking International Human Rights Defenders Day, the undersigned organizations commend the work of all human rights defenders working for justice globally, stand in solidarity with them, and highlight the case of individuals and organizations focused on Palestine. Human rights defenders advocating and working on Palestinian human rights around the world […]
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National Lawyers Guild Statement on the Passing of Fidel Castro Ruz
On behalf of the members and leaders of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), we send our condolences and heartfelt thanks to the people of Cuba during this time of national mourning at the loss of Fidel Castro Ruz. Cuba under his leadership inspired generations worldwide to act in solidarity across national lines and against poverty, racism, disease […]
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Video: The Coup in Brazil – Hidden from the Headlines
This video presents the entire October 6 event in Washington, DC on the coup in Brazil, organized by the Institute for Policy Studies, the National Lawyers Guild DC Chapter and the Center for Economic and Policy Research; one of the speakers is Azadeh Shahshahani, past NLG president and juror in the International Tribunal on Democracy […]
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