UN Denounces Abuse of Free Assembly Rights for Water Protectors Standing Against DAPL

Type

Literature

Publication

UN Denounces Abuse of Free Assembly Rights for Water Protectors Standing Against DAPL. ICTMN. 2016.

Year Published

2016

Organization

Indian Country Today

Description

The militarized response to water protectors’ efforts to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through sacred burial grounds and underneath a key water source constitutes “excessive force” that is directly at odds with the right to assemble peacefully, a key United Nations expert has ruled

Geography

North Dakota

Midwest

National

Website

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/11/17/un-denounces-abuse-free-as…

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