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NLG IC joins amicus brief for Guapinol water defenders in Honduras
International experts urge the Supreme Court of Justice to put an end to the arbitrary detention of the Guapinol River Defenders in Honduras and to respond to habeas corpus appeal December 15, 2021 Today, before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee was among nine […]
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Friday, Dec. 10, Webinar: Food Sovereignty and Peoples’ Struggle for Liberation, Palestine – Jackson – Brazil
The following event was organized by NLG President Suzanne Adely and NLG IC Steering Committee member Jeff Frank. Please join and share: *en español abajo FOOD SOVEREIGNTY & Peoples’ Struggle for LIBERATION PALESTINE – JACKSON – BRAZIL A conversation on Food Sovereignty and our local, national, global, political Struggles for Liberation In Solidarity with the […]
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National Lawyers Guild Election Monitors in Venezuela Observe a Transparent Voting System that Voters, including Opposition Voters, Express Confidence In
November 22, 2021 –A delegation of National Lawyers Guild members traveled to Venezuela to monitor regional elections which occurred November 21,2021. We observed a balanced and transparent voting process which voters expressed confidence in. Our delegation was made up of eight observers and we visited a total of 12 sites in Caracas and surrounding states. […]
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NLG IC joins statement calling for justice in Berta Caceres case in Honduras
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is a signatory of the following statement: Español aquí The Expert Observation Mission in the Berta Cáceres Case calls on the Sentencing Court to issue the sentence in accordance with the conviction handed down 3 months ago today against Roberto David Castillo Mejía for the murder of Berta Isabel […]
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NLG Condemns Biden Administration’s Violent Deportation of Haitian Asylum Seekers
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly denounces the Biden Administration’s racist brutality against Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border and their mass expulsion and deportation, in violation of US law and of their internationally recognized rights to seek asylum. The NLG reiterates and supports the comprehensive statement from the Haiti Action Committee, and offers the following additional […]
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Open Letter in Support of Justice and Accountability for the November 2019 Coup d’etat in Bolivia and Crimes Committed by the De Facto Government of Jeanine Áñez
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee and Project Blueprint launched this open letter in support of justice and accountability for the November 2019 coup d’etat in Bolivia. It has been endorsed by dozens of legal organizations, lawyers and human rights activists in the U.S. and internationally. We urge you to share this open letter with […]
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NLG condemns US continuing interference in Nicaragua and its democratic process
The International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, the oldest and largest human rights bar association of the United States, makes the following statement condemning US continuing interference in Nicaragua and its democratic process. The Guild notes that this conduct by the United States is in clear and direct violation of international law, including but not limited to the jus cogens rights of […]
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NLG and TONATIERRA issue Early Warning of Crimes Against Humanity against Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
The National Lawyers Guild Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Committee, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee, International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement, Semilla Warunkwa – International Office, New York, ProtectTheSacredNYC, and TONATIERRA issued an urgent Early Warning on May 31, 2021, addressed to U.S. officials, members of Congress, and UN officials and Special Rapporteurs. The […]
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Statement in Solidarity with the People of Colombia in their Historic Uprising for Peace, the Right to a Dignified Life and Against Militarism and Repression
Read this statement below in: Spanish | Portuguese FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2021 Contact: communications@nlg.org The National Lawyers Guild stands in solidarity with the people of Colombia in their national uprising for peace, in defense of the right to a dignified life, and against militarism and repression by the U.S-backed government headed by President […]
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Sign on: Protest the attacks on Dayvid Bacelar, coordinator of the United Federation of Oil Workers in Sao Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Brazil
This open letter and sign-on statement is initiated by the National Lawyers Guild International Committee, the National Lawyers Guild Labor and Employment Committee and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. Sign on: http://bit.ly/brazilletter We welcome all signatures from legal and human rights organizations, lawyers, legal workers, law students and labor rights advocates. PLEASE SIGN BEFORE […]
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