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NLG committee urges Bulgaria not to extradite former Palestinian prisoner Zayed
A committee of the National Lawyers Guild, a U.S.-based organization of progressive lawyers, legal workers, law students and jailhouse lawyers, sent a letter to the Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States urging Bulgaria to reject the Israeli request to extradite former Palestinian political prisoner Omar Nayef Zayed. Zayed, who has lived in Bulgaria for the past […]
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NLG Delegation Observes Venezuelan Legislative Elections, Affirms Transparency of Democratic Electoral Process
CARACAS, Venezuela—The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) sent four members to accompany the National Assembly Elections in Venezuela that took place on December 6, 2015. Guild members collectively visited close to 30 polling centers on the day of the election in eight municipalities, where they observed hundreds of voters participate. The delegation found that there were […]
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National Lawyers Guild International condemns killing of human rights defender Tahir Elci in Turkey
Diyarbakir Bar Association President Tahir Elci, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender was shot dead with a single bullet to his head earlier today, on November 28, 2015. A gun battle broke out between police and unidentified individuals as Tahir Elci was making a statement calling for an end to the ongoing state violence […]
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International observers establish flaws in Haiti’s October 25 vote
National Lawyers Guild calls for Independent Investigation By NLG/IADL (NEW YORK, November 24, 2015) – A new report by international election observers concludes that Haiti’s October 25, 2015 presidential and legislative elections fell far short of minimum standards for fair elections, and calls for an independent investigation to address widespread allegations of fraud. “Haiti’s next […]
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NLG denounces Saudi-led military attack on Yemen, US complicity
The National Lawyers Guild’s Taskforce for U.S. Accountability in the MENA Region issued the following statement denouncing the Saudi-led war on Yemen and US complicity and involvement: The National Lawyers Guild condemns the Saudi-led military assault on Yemen and the devastation it has wrought on the Yemeni people. NLG also condemns United States complicity in […]
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NLG and Other Legal Groups Send Letter to Foreign Policy Magazine Urging them to Uphold Free Speech and Free Press
The NLG, American Association of Jurists, and International Association of Democratic Lawyers have sent a letter to Foreign Policy in response to Venezuela’s right-wing leader Leopoldo López’s request that the magazine retract or publish a rebuttal to Roberto Lovato’s recent piece, “The Making of Leopoldo López”. Read the full letter to Foreign Policy below. Download […]
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NLG urges immediate release of hunger striking Palestinian lawyer Muhammed Allan
The National Lawyers Guild urges the immediate release of hunger-striking Palestinian lawyer and administrative detainee, Muhammed Allan, as he nears death in his third month on open hunger strike. Allan is now in a coma and attached to a ventilator. He is threatened with force-feeding at any moment under the new Israeli “Law to Prevent […]
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International Association of Democratic Lawyers opposes move to war in Japan
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers, of which the NLG is a member, issued the following statement on the moves to war in Japan: The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), a non-governmental organization with consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), and with affiliates throughout the globe, has […]
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International Legal and Human Rights Organizations Endorse Palestinian Human Rights Call to Act on UN Gaza Report
The National Lawyers Guild, along with a number of prominent legal and human rights organizations, issued a statement of support for Palestinian human rights organizations’ call for international action on the UN’s Gaza commission report, in particular action by the International Criminal Court. As international legal and human rights organizations, we endorse the below statement […]
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New NLG submission to ICC prosecutor: Neither facts nor law support Israel’s self-defense claims on Gaza
The Palestine Subcommittee of the National Lawyers Guild has sent a revised submission to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Gaza, “Neither facts nor law support Israel’s self-defense claim regarding its 2014 assault on Gaza,” written by attorney James Marc Leas. The updated submission uses new reports and materials to further bolster its […]
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