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Baseless Arrests Continue in Haiti
Brian Concannon Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste’s struggles with Haiti’s criminal justice system have been a good gauge of the system’s health for the last three years. The latest episode, last month, showed that rule of law is alive in Haiti — if not exactly kicking. “Fr. Gerry,” a Catholic priest well-known as an advocate for South […]
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Committee Participates in International Tribunal on Katrina and Rita
Jury Finds Bush, Blanco, Nagin Committed Crimes against Humanity Between August 29, 2007 and September 2, 2007, a Tribunal of 16 esteemed jurists from nine countries, including Algeria, Brazil, France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, South Africa, Venezuela, and the United States, convened in New Orleans to hear testimony by experts and survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and […]
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NLG Denounces Arrest of Jose Maria Sison, Founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines
On August 28, Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), was arrested in The Netherlands by the Dutch police allegedly for two executions enacted by the New People’s Army half a globe away. Sison’s arrest also served as a pretext to raid his colleagues’ homes and the office of the […]
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Guild’s Strong International Focus Remains: 70th Anniversary Convention Will Highlight Issues from Around the World
Since its inception the National Lawyers Guild has maintained a focus on human rights issues around the world and international law. This commitment will be honored at the Guild’s 70th Anniversary Convention, which will feature workshops and panels with an international focus during every time slot. Please read on for a schedule. Convention 2007: International […]
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NLG Delegation to Bolivia Releases Report
Bolivia is a country on the brink of a historic transformation. Colonized over and over by foreign capitol, for many centuries the South American nation has been a playing field for wealthy elites. Bolivia now has the opportunity to emerge from the economic domination of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and American transnationals […]
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Gabnet 3 Update: Safe U.S. Arrival
Dr. Annalisa Enrile, Judith Mirkinson and Ninotchka Rosca, Gabriela Network US officers, collectively known as the GabNet3, are now in the United States. They were able to leave the Philippines last August 14 (10:30 PM Philippine time) and arrived in the United States safely. We warmly welcome them back to the US. The GabNet 3 […]
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NLG demands release of Gabnet 3 – US-based activists being held in the Philippines
On August 5, Dr. Annalisa Enrile, a U.S. citizen, was stopped from boarding her return flight home to Los Angeles from Manila. Dr. Enrile is the national chair of GABNet. Two other leaders of GABNet who are scheduled to depart on Tuesday, August 14, are reportedly also on the hold list: internationally acclaimed writer Ninotchka […]
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Cuban Five at the US Social Forum
Marjorie Cohn On June 28, lead Cuban Five counsel and longtime National Lawyers Guild member Leonard Weinglass and I participated in a workshop at the US Social Forum. Another member of the legal team, attorney Roberto Gonzáles, also spoke. Roberto’s brother René is one of the Five. For more than 40 years, anti-Cuba terrorist organizations […]
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Torture on Trial in Arizona: Motion to Dismiss Memo Gives Shocking Overview of Torture Training
Bill Quigley I am representing two priests in a federal criminal trial for protesting outside Ft. Huachuca, AZ – home of Military Intelligence. They were protesting the interrogation training that goes on there in light of its effects at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. Torture Trial Memo The following memo is an overview of the teaching […]
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Guild Responds to Repression in Oaxaca with Call for Action
Marjorie Cohn and Jeanne Mirer From June 7 to 11, 2007, NLG President Marjorie Cohn, IADL Secretary General Jeanne Mirer and Oscar Alzaga, President of the Association of Democratic Lawyers of Mexico, went to Oaxaca to discuss ways our organizations could provide concrete support to the lawyers who are defending the victims of government repression […]
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