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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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March 25, Webinar: The Role of Lawyers and Legal Workers in Building a United Front to Challenge the Systems of Fascism
The Role of Lawyers & Legal Workers in BUILDING a UNITED FRONT to CHALLENGE the SYSTEMS of FASCISM A Conversation with People’s Lawyers from Mississippi, Brazil, Turkey and the Philippines March 25th 1 pm Brazil time, 12 pm ET, 11 am CT, 9 am PT Register Here : bit.ly/lawyersagainstfascism Speakers include: Jaribu Hill, Mississippi Workers Center for Human […]
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POSTPONED: Individual and Collective Human Rights and Challenges to their Realization – Course 5B of the People’s Academy of International Law
Please note, this event has been POSTPONED due to circumstances outside our control. It will not take place on Thursday, October 24. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we hope you can join us when we announce the rescheduled date in the future. Thank you. Course 5B of the People’s Academy of International Law: Individual […]
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NLG: Solidarity with the UHURU 3! FightBack Against Unjust Conspiracy Verdict.
The National Lawyer Guild congratulates the Uhuru 3 for successfully fighting back against false FARA-related charges & strongly condemns convictions on fabricated and politically motivated charges of Conspiracy The trial of Uhuru 3 is one of the most important First Amendment cases in the 21st century. On September 12, 2024 a federal jury in Tampa, […]
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September 24, Webinar: The Repression of Political Dissent in the West — Anti-Colonial & Anti-Zionist Resistance
Tuesday, September 24th – 5pm ET/2 pm PT Register here: https://bit.ly/fightrepression Join the NLG International Committee and Palestine Subcommittee for our upcoming discussion on the rising criminalization of Palestinian Solidarity, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist movements in the West: Zaid Abdulnasser – former Samidoun member and anti-repression campaigner, Germany Zaid will speak on the ban in […]
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September 19, Online: Individual and Collective Human Rights and Challenges to their Realization – Course 5A of the People’s Academy of International Law
Individual and Collective Human Rights and Challenges to their Realization Course 5A of the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law. REGISTER NOW! Thursday, September 19 9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, 4 pm UTC Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French (Arabic, Portuguese upon request) Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register NOTE: This will be a 3-hour […]
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