Task Force on the Americas | National Lawyers Guild International Committee

International Tribunal of Conscience hearings in Mexico City, November 2-3
Posted on October 7, 2018
PLEASE JOIN US! INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL OF CONSCIENCE TO HOLD HEARINGS IN MEXICO CITY NOV. 2-3 WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF VIII WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND THE GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ ALLIANCE The International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement is organizing special hearings in Mexico City Nov. 2nd and 3rd focused on serious […]

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NLG and ITC Demand Independent Investigation of Gang Violence Against Students and Academic Community at Mexico’s National University (UNAM)
Posted on September 8, 2018
National Lawyers Guild and International Tribunal of Conscience Demand Independent Investigation of Gang Violence Against Students and Academic Community at Mexico’s National University (UNAM) Students, professors and researchers, and university workers affiliated with Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) have gone on strike in response to a violent attack by armed gangs on a student march. […]

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Legal delegation to Argentina investigates detention of Milagro Sala
Posted on August 7, 2018
The following report was issued by the Inter-American Legal Delegation to Argentina, which took place from June 7 to 14, 2018. National Lawyers Guild member Thomas Egan participated in the delegation along with two Canadian and two Colombian lawyers. The delegation was sponsored by two Argentine human rights organizations, the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights […]

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NLG letter to Honduran officials demands justice and accountability for murder of Berta Cáceres
Posted on July 27, 2018
National Lawyers Guild President Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan sent a letter in Spanish on behalf of the Guild to judicial officials in Honduras on 26 July, urging justice and full accountability for the murder of Berta Cáceres, the indigenous, environmental and human rights leader slain in her home on March 2, 2016. The first hearing in […]

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International Tribunal of Conscience (ITC), Mexico: Confronting Repression Faced by Defenders Fighting for Self-Determination
Posted on June 26, 2018
International Tribunal of Conscience (ITC), Mexico August 9-20, 2018: Confronting Repression Faced by Defenders Fighting for Self-Determination By Jose Luis Fuentes The Mesoamerica subcommittee of the NLG International Committee Task Force on the Americas (TFA) has done country investigation in El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico since the strategic planning session in Phoenix.[1] A decision, among […]

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NLG Delegation: International Tribunal of Conscience in Mexico
Posted on June 15, 2018
The National Lawyers Guild is thrilled to announce our Summer International Tribunal of Conscience (ITC) in Guerrero, Mexico, this year holding sessions from August 9 – August 20, 2018! More than ever, it is crucial to show our solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Mexico in their struggle for self-determination in the face of the […]

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NLG Denounces Civil Rights Violations Against Puerto Rican Activists and Human Rights Lawyers
Posted on May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018 Contact: Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, NLG President president@nlg.org NEW YORK—The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joins the Puerto Rican civil rights and legal communities in condemning the actions of law enforcement and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PRDOJ), in response to their ongoing persecution and intimidation of human rights lawyers and activists. […]

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Judith Berkan: Updates on Puerto Rico + KPFA Radio Interview
Posted on April 19, 2018
Judith Berkan, co-chair of the Puerto Rico subcommittee, spoke with host Dennis Bernstein on April 18 on KPFA’s Flashpoints, discussing the current situation in Puerto Rico. Listen Online | Download the MP3 She also issued an update to friends and family about the state of Puerto Rico today, facing post-Hurricane Maria devastation, colonialism, and austerity […]

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Labor and Employment Committee Cuba Delegation: Bilateral research and international conference on labor rights
Posted on January 25, 2018
The National Lawyers Guild Labor & Employment Committee serves as program consultant to Marazul Charters, a licensed travel service provider, on an annual research program in Cuba. The program consists of an international conference and a professional research program. Labor lawyers, trade unionists and neutrals have been a part of these delegations since 2000. In the winter of […]

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Honduran Democracy Activist Urgently Needs Your Solidarity
Posted on January 23, 2018
We are reposting the following call to action from the Alliance for Global Justice: Honduran democracy activist Edwin Espinal Robelo has been detained by authorities. Even though he is a civilian, he is scheduled to appear before a military tribunal this week. Espinal has been denied the right to meet with his lawyer. Click here: […]

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