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An Open Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the Murder of Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Activist Berta Cáceres
March 10, 2016 Download this letter as a PDF. [Para leer la carta en español, haga clic aquí.] Dear Secretary of State Kerry, We write in shock and deep sorrow regarding the murder of Honduran human rights and environmental defender Berta Cáceres, founder and general secretary of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations […]
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NLG requests Hillary Clinton provide evidence for or correct her recent remarks about Cuba
The National Lawyers Guild’s Cuba Subcommittee sent the letter below in response to Hilary Clinton’s assertions on Cuba, in an attack on Bernie Sanders in their March 9th Miami debate. The letter was sent to the Clinton campaign on March 13, 2016, and has been picked up by a number of groups concerned with Cuba […]
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Solidarity with India: Struggle is Global & Ongoing
We are community, student and legal activists in the United States fighting racialized and Islamaphobic state repression and the continuing assault of neoliberalism in our universities, workplaces and communities. As we watch India’s students and activists mobilize in mass for the right to dissent in the face of state sanctioned violence and relentless harassment we […]
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Take Action: Call the White House and Congress to Act on Palestinian Hunger Striker’s Detention
The NLG’s Palestine Subcommittee sent the attached letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro. We urge all NLG committees and members to forward this action alert and participate in calling in for Mohammed al-Qeeq, now on his 85th day of hunger strike: The National Lawyers Guild Palestine […]
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NLG International statement of solidarity with Argentine journalist Carlos Aznarez and activist Ruben Saboulard
**UPDATE: As of 27 February, the NLG was informed that the charges against Aznarez and Saboulard were dropped. The National Lawyers Guild International Committee expressed its solidarity with Argentine journalist Carlos Aznarez and activist Ruben Saboulard, facing criminal prosecution and severe violations of his privacy and journalistic sources in a case in Argentina where he is […]
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NLG Palestine Subcommittee calls on France to end prosecutions of BDS activists
The National Lawyers Guild’s Palestine Subcommittee called upon the French government to cease its prosecution of activists urging boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targeting Israeli products. In a letter to French Ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud, the Palestine Subcommittee called on France to end all prosecutions of activists under the so-called Alliot-Marie circular, […]
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NLG committee urges Bulgaria not to extradite former Palestinian prisoner Zayed
A committee of the National Lawyers Guild, a U.S.-based organization of progressive lawyers, legal workers, law students and jailhouse lawyers, sent a letter to the Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States urging Bulgaria to reject the Israeli request to extradite former Palestinian political prisoner Omar Nayef Zayed. Zayed, who has lived in Bulgaria for the past […]
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International tribunal holds U.S. and Mexico jointly responsible for crimes against humanity in Mexico
Calls for suspension of all U.S. military and police aid Issues presented included disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Acteal and San Fernando massacres, feminicide and gender violence, militarization of the border, case of the ExBraceros, and abuses against migrant youth The preliminary verdict of the International Tribunal of Conscience will be presented on December […]
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NLG Delegation Observes Venezuelan Legislative Elections, Affirms Transparency of Democratic Electoral Process
CARACAS, Venezuela—The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) sent four members to accompany the National Assembly Elections in Venezuela that took place on December 6, 2015. Guild members collectively visited close to 30 polling centers on the day of the election in eight municipalities, where they observed hundreds of voters participate. The delegation found that there were […]
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National Lawyers Guild International condemns killing of human rights defender Tahir Elci in Turkey
Diyarbakir Bar Association President Tahir Elci, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender was shot dead with a single bullet to his head earlier today, on November 28, 2015. A gun battle broke out between police and unidentified individuals as Tahir Elci was making a statement calling for an end to the ongoing state violence […]
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