• National Lawyers Guild Statement on the ICJ Order of Provisional Measures in South Africa’s Case Against Israel

    “Third States are now on notice of the existence of a serious risk of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They must, therefore, also act independently and immediately to prevent genocide by Israel and to ensure that they are not themselves in violation of the Genocide Convention, including by aiding or assisting in the […]

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  • NLG condemns US/UK bombing of Yemen: Stop the imperialist war

    National Lawyers Guild International condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing of the country of Yemen by the United States and the United Kingdom.  We call on states, human rights and legal organizations, and popular movements to Act Swiftly to pressure the U.S. to stop this Imperialist War.  On Thursday evening, January 11, the […]

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  • Alex Saab is Free: A victory over US imperialist sanctions

    On December 20, 2023, Alex Saab, who had been jailed by the United States since 2020, was finally released in a prisoner exchange with Venezuela; the Venezuelan diplomat is now returning home to his home, family and country in a joyful scene of reconciliation and celebration. The National Lawyers Guild and the International Committee have […]

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  • Urgent declaration on Perú: In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: End Impunity and the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilizations

    URGENT DECLARATION In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: End Impunity and the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilizations December 7 2023 The International Mission for the Observation and Defense of Human Rights in Perú, which documented violations there from March 7 to 15, 2023, which included […]

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  • International Delegation in Cairo Demands Opening of Rafah Border Crossing

    PRESS RELEASE We are an international delegation of writers, lawyers, journalists, activists, students, and organizers who arrived in Cairo, Egypt this week with the goal of reaching the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to exert pressure to open the border for the immediate entry and sustainedflow of urgent humanitarian aid—food, water, fuel, and medical aid […]

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  • The Gaza Resolution

    The National Lawyers Guild joined organizations around the world in endorsing the Gaza Resolution, initiated by the Progressive International: The Gaza Resolution: Popular movements, parties, and unions across the world issue a pledge to stand for Palestinian liberation and sever ties of complicity with the State of Israel. (1) Grieve the lives claimed in the […]

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  • National Lawyers Guild Solidarity with Ryna Workman

    NLG STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RYNA WORKMAN The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) expresses its strongest support for Ryna Workman, NYU law student and elected Student Bar Association (SBA) President, and their statement in support of Palestinian rights, amidst threats of their expulsion & discipline by NYU Law, the revocation of their job offer from Winston […]

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  • NLG International emphasizes Palestinian right to resist, stands in solidarity with Palestine

    The National Lawyers Guild emphasizes the legitimacy of the right of the Palestinian people to resist illegal military occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, and urges the United States to stop enabling and arming Israel’s perpetration of its atrocities. The NLG stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle against the settler colonial […]

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  • Statement: We Denounce UN Security Council’s Approval to Send a Kenya-led Mission to Haiti

    The National Lawyers Guild International is one of many signatories to the statement below, issued by the Black Alliance for Peace: WE DENOUNCE UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S APPROVAL TO SEND A KENYA-LED MISSION TO HAITI We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the decision by the United States and its allies to deploy a foreign military force to […]

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  • International Fair Trial Day Joint Statement on Mexico

    The NLG International Committee is a signatory of the following Joint Statement prepared by the International Fair Trial Day conference in Mexico:  Joint Statement Legal professional organizations, bar associations, and civil society organisations from Mexico and across the world who gathered for the 2023 International Fair Trial Day conference held in Mexico City on 14 […]

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