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IADL urges UN Human Rights Council to adopt ESCWA report on Israeli Apartheid
The following statement was issued by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, of which the National Lawyers Guild is a member organization, at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Micòl Savia, IADL permanent representative at the UN in Geneva, delivered the following oral statement during the General Debate on the […]
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Free Issa Amro Campaign: Sign Petition for Palestinian Human Rights Defender
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is a member of the Free Issa Campaign, an alliance of groups and organizations working to defend Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro against an unjust Israeli occupation military trial. Please go to http://FreeIssa.org/ to sign the petition. Dear United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High Commissioner […]
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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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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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NLG urges Obama to investigate killing of Palestinian-American teen Mahmoud Shaalan
The National Lawyers Guild is among fifteen human rights, civil rights and faith organizations that sent a letter to President Barack Obama, demanding that Israel publicly release all evidence related to the investigation into the shooting and killing of U.S. citizen Mahmoud Shaalan by Israeli occupation soldiers. Shaalan, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American born and raised in […]
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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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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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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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