For immediate release: February 5, 2014 Judy Somberg judy_somberg@igc.org 617-497-5364 New York For interviews in Spanish: William Leavitt, WilliamLeavitt@hotmail.com, 212-897-5852 A group of five members of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) traveled to El Salvador as trained and accredited election observers to monitor the first round of the 2014 Presidential elections and to investigate the […]
Author Archive: Education and Research Director
National Lawyers Guild Applauds the Compassionate Release of Lynne Stewart
For immediate release: December 31, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro, 212-679-5100, ext. 15 NEW YORK —Today Judge John G. Koeltl granted the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) request for the compassionate release of Lynne Stewart. This is heartening news. Ms. Stewart is 74 years old and has terminal cancer with a life expectancy of less than 18 […]
National Lawyers Guild Observers Question Validity of Honduran Elections
For immediate release: November 26, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro, Communications Coordinator 212-679-5100, ext. 15 | communications@nlg.org The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) delegation of 17 credentialed international observers seriously question the validity of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s (TSE) preliminary results of Sunday’s national elections in Honduras. The NLG takes issue with the United States government’s characterization […]
NLG to Send Delegation to Observe Presidential Elections in Honduras
For immediate release: November 19, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro, Communications Coordinator | communications@nlg.org | (212) 679-5100, ext.15 Azadeh Shahshahani, President | president@nlg.org Mark Sullivan, NLG Attorney | 504-9701-6626 New York—On Sunday, November 24, 2013, a delegation of 18 members of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) will serve as official international “accompaniers” to observe the presidential elections in Honduras. […]
Harper Government Ignores Torture Opponents’ Call to Ban Dick Cheney from Canada or Prosecute Him – Protest on October 31
For immediate release: October 16, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro NLG Communications Coordinator 212-679-5100 communications@nlg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2013 Toronto—Lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild (U.S.), International Association of Democratic Lawyers, European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (Germany), Brussells Tribunal (Belgium), International Initiative to Prosecute US Genocide in Iraq (Iraq, Egypt, Spain), Lawyers […]
NLG Files Petition Against U.S. For Human Rights Violations in Vieques
For immediate release: September 23, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro Communications Coordinator 212-679-5100, ext. 15 communications@nlg.org NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD FILES PETITION AGAINST U.S. FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN VIEQUES San Juan, Puerto Rico and New York – The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and four legal and human rights groups filed a petition today before the Inter-American […]
NLG Calls on Atty. General Holder to Grant Compassionate Release to Lynne Stewart
For immediate release: September 11, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro, NLG Communications Coordinator, 212-679-5100, ext. 15, communications@nlg.org NEW YORK–The National Lawyers Guild, and several legal and social justice organizations, today called on Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the Bureau of Prisons to grant compassionate release to Lynne Stewart, whose medical condition continues to deteriorate. Citing […]
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Military Action Against Syria
For immediate release: September 5, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro Communications Coordinator (212) 679-5100, ext. 15 communications@nlg.org National Lawyers Guild Opposes Military Action Against Syria NEW YORK – The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls on Congress to vote against the illegal strike on Syria being planned by the administration. NLG president Azadeh Shahshahani said, “The military […]
In Victory for Student Free Speech, Department of Education Dismisses Complaints
For immediate release: August 29, 2013 (Photo: Columbia SJP) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:(212) 679-5100, ext. 15 communications@nlg.org IN VICTORY FOR STUDENT FREE SPEECH, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISMISSES COMPLAINTS: Decisions on Three California Campuses Defeat Attempts to Silence Campus Activism around Palestine Berkeley – Civil rights organizations this week welcomed news that the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office […]
National Lawyers Guild Venezuelan Election Monitors Issue Report Concluding that Election Process Was Fair and Transparent
For immediate release: August 27, 2013 Contact: Tasha Moro Communications Coordinator 212-679-5100, ext. 15 communications@nlg.org or Dan Kovalik: 412-335-6442 New York – National Lawyers Guild (NLG) election monitors from the United States issued their report today, concluding that the 2013 Venezuelan presidential election process was fair, transparent, participatory, and well-organized. A five-member NLG delegation formed part of a larger delegation of over 130 parliamentarians, two former presidents, […]
