August 30, 2016
After sending a delegation of human rights observers to monitor protest conditions, Amnesty International USA today called on state and local authorities to take specific steps to protect Indigenous communities’ right to peacefully protest at the site of a disputed pipeline in North Dakota.
In a letter to the governor of North Dakota, the North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, Amnesty International USA asked that a roadblock to the protest site be removed, urged authorities to meet regularly with protesters and community leaders, and reminded officials of their duty to facilitate peaceful protest.
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Also see:
- Why There’s a Media Blackout on the Native American Dakota Oil Pipeline Blockade, Global Research, August 25, 2016
- North Dakota Oil Pipeline Battle: Who’s Fighting and Why, New York Times, August 26, 2016
- With echoes of Wounded Knee, tribes mount prairie occupation to block North Dakota pipeline, LA Times, August 27, 2016
- Historic Resistance to Dakota Pipeline: Biggest Gathering of Tribes in Years, White Wolf Pack, Sept 1, 2016
