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Press Conference, NYC, Sept. 11: International and U.S. Based Organizations to Call for Resignation of Annalena Baerbock from Role as President of UN General Assembly
International and U.S. Based Organizations Call for Resignation of Annalena Baerbock from Role as President of UN General Assembly New York, NY —On 9 September 2025, former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock assumed her functions as President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The International Association of Democratic Lawyers, Progressive International and CODEPINK are […]
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NLG condemns Israeli attack on the “Handala” and demands an immediate end to the siege and starvation of Gaza
The National Lawyers Guild condemns the attack on the UK flagged Handala ship by the Israeli Occupying Army in international waters. The Handala is part of the Freedom Flotilla, a civilian initiative that represents global civil society’s solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people. The Freedom Flotilla is fulfilling an international legal and moral duty, […]
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Video: Legal Counterinsurgency and Repression of the Left
Legal Counterinsurgency & Repression of the Left Terror Listing, Red Tagging, Conspiracy: The Weaponization of Law Against Anti-Colonial, Anti-Zionist & Anti-Imperialist Movements In a major escalation of fascist state repression, the UK government has designated Palestine Action a “terrorist organization” under Section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000. This move reflects a broader global trend: […]
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Thursday, June 26: Webinar — Legal Counterinsurgency and Repression of the Left
WEBINAR INVITE | Legal Counterinsurgency & Repression of the Left Terror Listing, Red Tagging, Conspiracy: The Weaponization of Law Against Anti-Colonial, Anti-Zionist & Anti-Imperialist Movements 🗓️ Thursday, June 26th 🕗 8am PST | 11am EST | 4pm GMT | 11pm PHST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/SolidarityinRepression In a major escalation of fascist state repression, the UK government […]
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National Lawyers Guild International Committee Strongly Condemns the United States’ and Israel’s Repeated Attacks on Iran
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee joins the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in condemning in the strongest terms the repeated illegal aggression perpetrated by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We emphasize the legitimate right of Iran, a sovereign nation, to defend itself from this unprovoked aggression as well as its right to […]
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June 14, Online: Habeas Corpus CLE Training
This training will cover what Habeas is, how to file, and how to support a Habeas filing in court. We will also discuss the difference between a petition for declaratory relief versus habeas corpus and when each is more appropriate. This training is sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the San Francisco […]
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NLG IC supports Taxpayers Against Genocide in filing UPR shadow report on the United States
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee, together with the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, supported Taxpayers Against Genocide in filing a shadow report to the Universal Periodic Review of the United States by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which will take place in November 2025. Taxpayers Against Genocide is a national grassroots movement fighting […]
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Video: The Role of Lawyers and Legal Workers in Building a United Front to Challenge the Systems of Fascism
On Tuesday, March 25, the NLG International Committee hosted an international webinar on the role of lawyers and legal workers in building a united front to challenge fascist systems, with speakers from Turkey, Brazil, the Philippines and the United States. Moderated by NLG IC co-chairs Jeffrey Frank and Judith Mirkinson, speakers included: Jaribu Hill, Mississippi […]
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National Lawyers Guild demands justice for Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, legal scholar suspended by Yale Law School for defending Palestine
The National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee express our strongest solidarity with international law scholar, anti-imperialist academic, and Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy Project at Yale Law School, Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi. Dr. Doutaghi has been placed on leave and banned from campus after she was the subject of an attack article […]
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National Lawyers Guild Condemns the Targeted Detention of Palestinian Student Organizer Mahmoud Khalil and Reiterates its Call for “Sanctuary Universities” to Protect their Students and Workers from Escalating State Repression
The National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee condemn the escalation of federal repression. The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil demonstrates a dangerous increase in both the criminalization of protest in the United States and the targeting of immigrants. It is also a frightening evolution in the ongoing assault against the movement of students […]
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