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Protesters have blocked construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. | Photo: Facebook / No Dakota Access in Treaty Territory – Camp of the Sacred Stones
By Red Power Media Staff, August 24, 2016
Amnesty USA to monitor law enforcement response to pipeline protests
As a federal court said Wednesday, that they would rule on the injunction to suspend construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Sept. 9th, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has sent a delegation of human rights observers to monitor the law enforcement response to protests by Indigenous communities in North Dakota.
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Thousands of people have gathered in recent weeks at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the border of North and South Dakota, close to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
The international human rights organization has…
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An excellent intervention. Native Americans are fighting an amazing battle. I hope Amnesty International can help them turn the tide against this pipeline.
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I hope so too! Can’t be screwed again!
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