• Video: Webinar on Understanding the Crisis in Ukraine

    Posted on February 28, 2022

      On Monday, 28 February, the National Lawyers Guild International hosted a webinar on the crisis in Ukraine, featuring speakers: Yevgenii Gerasymenko, Ukrainian Association of Democratic Lawyers Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild International, International Association of Democratic Lawyers Jan Fermon, secretary-general, International Association of Democratic Lawyers Discussion facilitated by Suzanne Adely, NLG President and NLG […]

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  • National Lawyers Guild International Calls for the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab 

    Posted on February 16, 2022

    The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections. The arrest, extradition and continued imprisonment of Saab is a reflection of the extent to which the U.S. government will go […]

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  • February 3, Online Event: Free Alex Saab with Camila Saab and special guest, Oscar López Rivera

    Posted on February 2, 2022

    Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET Online Event: Register on Zoom In conversation with Camila Saab, wife of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States. We ask for the immediate release of the Venezuelan diplomat. The webinar will be in have Spanish-English interpretation. En conversación con Camila Saab, esposa del diplomático […]

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  • Feb 5: Cuba’s Covid-19 Response amid US Blockade with Art Heitzer

    Posted on February 5, 2021

    Please join us today, Friday, Feb. 5, for this important event! The Philippines-Cuba Friendship Association/AMISTAD cordially invites you to a WEBINAR on CUBA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE AMIDST US BLOCKADE on February 6, 2021 at 5 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time, 8 pm – 10:30 pm Eastern time! This is in cooperation with the International League of […]

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  • Resolution: IADL Urges President Biden to Remove Cuba from Terrorism List and Suspend Titles III and IV of Helms Burton

    Posted on January 25, 2021

    The following resolution was adopted by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) Council, meeting in virtual session, on Sunday, 24 January 2021. This resolution builds on IADL’s and its member associations’ long years of advocacy to bring an end to the U.S. blockade on Cuba and all unilateral coercive measures targeting Cuba and other nations. The […]

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  • January 14, Call-In Day to Free Simon Trinidad

    Posted on January 12, 2021

    Call-In Day to Free Simon Trinidad! Call 202-616-6070, ext. 4 and say, “Tell Trump to pardon Simon Trinidad” Thurs, Jan. 14, 9am to 5pm EDT Phone number is for the Office of the Pardon Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Asks President Trump to Free Simon Trinidad Prominent Argentinian Nobel Peace Prize […]

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  • Video: AFRICOM & U.S. Militarism in Africa with Prof. Horace Campbell

    Posted on December 2, 2020

    On Monday, November 30, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers hosted a webinar on AFRICOM and U.S. militarism in Africa, featuring Prof. Horace Campbell and moderated by NLG IC Steering Committee member Kerry McLean. The webinar includes a detailed historical, political and legal analysis of the role of […]

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  • November 30, Online Webinar: AFRICOM & U.S. Militarism in Africa with Prof. Horace Campbell

    Posted on November 19, 2020

    Monday, November 30 1 pm Pacific/4 pm Eastern (9 pm UTC) Register to join over Zoom: https://bit.ly/africomwebinar Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/187225456278951 The United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, was established in 2007. The United States government claimed that part of AFRICOM’s mission was to promote peace and security in Africa. Yet in the years since its […]

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  • Webinar Video: Perfecting Liberation: Legacies of Colonialism in Algeria and South Africa – Lessons for Palestine

    Posted on November 4, 2020

    The video of the webinar held on 1 November 2020 by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the Global Justice and Human Rights Law Network and the NLG is now available. The event explores the historical and present struggles against colonialism and its legacies in Algeria and South Africa, as well as the ongoing Palestinian […]

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  • 31 May, online event: Sanctioned Countries Denounce New US Military Threats

    Posted on May 30, 2020

    Sanctioned Countries Denounce New US military Threats on Sunday, May 31 at 1:00 pm Eastern/10:00 am Pacific. Organized by the Sanctions Kill Campaign. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f5ntIQ8ORBC6u1cts7t7vQ We will hear from these esteemed speakers: Palestine: Dr. Medhat Abbas, Director of Primary Care, speaking from Gaza, Yemen: Dr. Yahyia Mohammed Saleh Murshed, Union of Arab Academics, speaking from Sana’a University, […]

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