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Report from The Honduran Presidential Elections
Tanya Brannan I am an NLG-affiliated lawyer from Santa Rosa, California. I was part of a small delegation to Honduras over the week of Thanksgiving, 2009. The delegation was organized by Rights Action who expressly stated we were not to be election observers, because the elections were illegal and should not have happened. Instead, our […]
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Defending Human Rights Defenders Joint Report by Addammeer, Stop the Wall, & NLG
Addameer, Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, & NLG submit report on Israeli suppression of Palestinian human rights activism against the Wall for UN investigation. I ntervention by Special Rapporteurs Sought Ramallah, 9 February 2010 ~ Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council should intervene with relevant Israeli authorities in all cases of Palestinian human rights […]
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U.S. Military Policy and Vieques: The Constitutionality and Consequences of Bombing a Nation
Puerto Rico has been a colony for half a millennium, first under control of Spain and then for the past 100 years as a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War. However U.S. interests in the island nation began in 1823 with the infamous Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe’s distaste for European involvement and […]
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NLG Delegation to the Philippines to Observe the May 2010 Elections
The Philippines Subcommittee is organizing a delegation of election observers in coordination with the People’s International Observers Mission 2010 (PIOM). Philippines elections are historically marked by rampant and deliberate use of fraud, violence, terrorism and wealth by the elite and traditional politicians to perpetuate their hold on power. This election season will be no different, […]
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Morong 43 lawyers to appeal CA decision Lawyers statement on the Court of Appeals decision on the habeas corpus petition of 43 health workers
Lawyers of the Morong 43 will appeal to the Supreme Court the decision of the Court of Appeals denying their petition for habeas corpus. We have no other recourse but to elevate the case to the Highest Court, lawyers from the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) and the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) headed […]
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Two Important Resources on Gaza: Links to IADL White Paper & NLG Gaza Delegation Report
A White Paper by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers explains the reasoning and legal bases underlying IADL’s condemnation of the Israeli bombardment and invasion of Gaza. And a Final Report by the NLG’s Delegation to Gaza states the evidence establishing the case that the Israeli military committed significant violations of international law. Important New […]
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Disgraceful Suspension of Medical Evacuations Captures US Indifference to Magnitude of Haitian Suffering
Listen/watch the interview on Democracy Now!’s website Bill Quigley on Democracy Now! The US military has resumed medical evacuation flights of critically injured Haitian earthquake victims to Florida after suspending the flights for five days. The flights were halted in a cost dispute between Florida and the federal government. Just back from Haiti, Bill Quigley […]
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Guild Joins Many NGOs in Letter to Asst. Secretary Posner
Foreign Assistance Act Mandates Report to Congress on Israel’s Human Rights Record The Foreign Assistance Act mandates the U.S. Department of State to report annually to Congress on the human rights records of all states receiving foreign assistance. Multiple NGOs, including the Guild, addressed concerns about Israel to the Obama administration’s new Assistant Secretary of […]
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Guild Urges Egypt to Heed International Law Obligations on Gaza Marchers & Convoy
Safe Passage for All Gaza Freedom March Members and Entire Viva Palestina Convoy If the Government of Egypt fails to allow passage to Gaza of the entire Viva Palestina aid convoy of 250 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies, and all 1,400 members of the Gaza Freedom March, it may be in breach of its obligations under […]
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2009 Report on the Human Rights Situtation in the Philippines by Karapatan
Karapatan, an alliance of individuals, groups and organizations working for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, has released its 2009 year end report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines. The Report is entitled Oplan Bantay Laya: Blueprint for Terror and Impunity. The report concludes that the U.S.-backed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo […]
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