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National Lawyers Guild at the Left Forum 2016
The Left Forum – the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the interested public. in the United States – convenes each year in New York City. This year, the Left Forum is being organized this weekend, May 21-22, at John Jay College of […]
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NLG Remembers Michael Ratner, Past President and Human Rights Crusader
NEW YORK — It is with the greatest sadness that we share the news that our comrade, friend, and past NLG President Michael Ratner died yesterday afternoon at the age of 72. Michael was a true revolutionary lawyer. He embodied the spirit of the Guild’s founders who believed that the law could and must be […]
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Call to Action: Defend the #RightToBoycott in California – Stop unconstitutional anti-BDS legislation
Across the country, anti-Palestinian, pro-occupation organizations and legislators are trying to suppress the growing movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel – a grassroots movement that holds Israel accountable for its ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights. Palestine Legal has established a reference for these types of bills across the United States at righttoboycott.org. NLG […]
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NLG Seattle Chapter Sends Letter to University of Washington on StandWithUs Programming
The Seattle Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild sent a letter to Dean Michele Storms and Director Aline Carton-Listfjeld of the University of Washington School of Law, protesting the school’s support by Social Justice Tuesdays for a program on “Why Universities Need a Definition of Anti-Semitism,” sponsored by the right-wing Zionist organizations “StandWithUs” and the Louis […]
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#RiceNotBullets #FastForFilipinoFarmers April 7-8
As the National Lawyers Guild is a member of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), our comrades in the ICHRP Northern California Network have invited us to participate in a 24-hour solidarity fast with the farmers and Lumad victims of the Kidapawan massacre. The fast will begin on April 7 at 9pm EST (April […]
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Video: IACHR hearing highlights human right to water in the United States
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights convened a hearing on April 4 on the Right to Water in the United States, following a petition from the US Human Rights Network and the Right to Water Coalition. The hearing took place in Washington, DC, during the 157th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission and addressed issues […]
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NLG IC calls for justice for Kidapawan violence against Philippines farmers and indigenous people
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee expresses its strongest solidarity with the people’s movement in the Philippines following the violent events in Kidapawan, Mindanao, Philippines on April 1, 2016. Over 5,000 subsistance farmers and indigenous Lumads from different parts of the region were protesting on the Kidapawan highway, calling for the release of immediate emergency […]
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Members of Congress Call on US State Department to Probe Possible Violations of Leahy Law by Israel and Egypt
Eleven members of Congress recently sent a letter to the State Department that expresses concern over the lack of monitoring of US military assistance given to Israel and Egypt. The letter asks for an investigation into possible gross violations of human rights by the police and armed forces of those countries. In particular, the letter, […]
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NLG IC, Human Rights Activists Call for IRS Investigation into Charity Status of Jewish National Fund
(WASHINGTON DC 03/30/2016) — Today, Palestinian Land Day, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee (NLG IC) submitted a regulatory challenge to the IRS requesting an investigation into the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on grounds of discrimination and contravention of U.S. policy. In a legal complaint accompanying the regulatory challenge, the NLGIC […]
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Audrey Bomse to receive the 2016 Debra Evenson Venceremos International Award
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is proud to announce that the 2016 recipient of the NLG’s national Debra Evenson Venceremos International Award is Audrey Bomse. The award, which honors legal work for global justice and international solidarity, will be presented at the NLG 2016 Law for the People Convention, to be held August 3-7 […]
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