Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair: DOJ Must Investigate Use of Force Against #DAPL Resistance
- Submitted by: Love Knowledge
- Category: Justice
0
Bump it!"I knew North Dakota state was planning something," says Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Dave Archambault II of the raid on a resistance camp Thursday by militarized police. "They set up a pre-hospital tent near the camp. … That was sending me signals this was going to get out of hand." Archambault says he asked the Department of Justice to step in and ask the state not to proceed with the raid, and now calls on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the use of force against those resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.
Read more http://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/28/standing_rock_sioux_tribal_chair_doj
Last modified on Monday, 31 October 2016 19:57
Tag(s):
Related items
-
The New COINTELPRO? Meet the Activist the FBI Labeled a “Black Identity Extremist” & Jailed 5 Months
-
43 million Live in Poverty: Poor People’s Campaign Headed to Washington
-
Medea Benjamin: The Peace Movement Must Mobilize to Support Diplomacy in Iran & North Korea
-
Rise for Climate Action – Join the Webinar
-
Voices from the Mass Shooting Generation: Youth from Around Country Descend on D.C. to Demand Change