Hot Topic Workshop Proposals Due August 1
The deadline for Hot Topics workshop proposals for the 2011 NLG Convention is: August 1, 2011
Announcements
Guild Notes Submission Deadline June 24!
We are now in the planning stages for the next issue of Guild Notes! This is the official call for submissions, and the deadline is Friday, June 24.
Convention Workshop Applications Due April 8!
Applications for convention workshops MUST be submitted by April 8, 2011. Click below to download the application packet.
NLG Sends Letter in Support of Egyptian People
he National Lawyers Guild and over 50 organizations and individuals have written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama, emphasizing that the United States has domestic and international commitments to ensure that its weapons and its international aid funds are not used for grave international human rights or humanitarian law violations.
Guild Notes Submission Deadline February 11
We are now in the planning stages for the next issue of Guild Notes! This is the official call for submissions, and the deadline is Friday, February 11th.
National Lawyers Guild Urges the Release of Human Rights Defenders in Iran
The National Lawyers Guild expresses its support and solidarity with Iran’s human rights defenders who have been prosecuted and/or arrested due to their human rights activities.
NLG Sends Letter in Support of Georgia Prisoners to Governor Perdue
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) urges you to exercise your authority over the Georgia Department of Corrections to institute several overdue systemic changes in the Georgia state prison system. The recent prison strike in your state has drawn national attention to deficiencies in the statewide correctional facilities, many of which violate the United States Constitution and longstanding human rights norms.
NLG Introduces New Know Your Rights Booklet
This 16-page pocket-sized booklet, designed as a companion to our popular publication Operation Backfire: A Survival Guild for Environmental and Animal Rights Activists, is a Know Your Rights guide for activists and others who are contacted by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security or local law enforcement.
ACTION ALERT: Oppose Stacia Hylton's nomination to head the U.S. Marshals Service!
The Guild is one of 9 organizations who sent a letter to Patrick Leahy and Jeff Sessions opposing the nomination of Stacia Hylton for head of the U.S. Marshals Service on the grounds that she has a conflict of interest.
NLG Passes Resolution on FBI Raids at Annual Convention
The following resolution regarding the FBI Raids was passed by a 2/3 majority vote of the NLG membership at this year's annual conference in New Orleans, LA.