AIUSA Group 48

Tag: Dakota Access Pipeline

  • Tell police to respect the right to protest at Standing Rock

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    joanne
    in

    Amnesty International sent delegations to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation as human rights observers to monitor the response of police to those opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. Observers witnessed police using excessive force against peaceful human rights defenders, confronting men, women and children. Under international human rights standards, police should seek to de-escalate tensions and…