Microsoft Word - DAPL Complicity Letter Final for Sign On FINAL.docx

The letter argues that the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline are complicit in human rights abuses against Indigenous peoples in Standing Rock, North Dakota, and asserts that corporate and financial entities have an affirmative duty to prevent such impacts.

• The authors allege a campaign of intimidation and repression against peaceful occupiers at Standing Rock, North Dakota, involving the use of pepper spray, rubber bullets, mass arrests, and the deployment of unlicensed security personnel who used dogs to attack protestors.
• The document asserts that the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline—specifically LE GP LLC, Energy Transfer Equity LP, Energy Transfer Partners, LP, Phillips 66, and Wells Fargo Bank—have a corporate duty under international and United States law to respect human rights and avoid complicity in abuses.
• The letter argues that financial institutions providing funding for projects that cause adverse human rights impacts share the responsibility to protect human rights.
• The authors warn that the involvement of state or local law enforcement does not exempt companies from liability, and that victims may seek redress in domestic courts if companies aided and abetted tortious acts.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2016). Microsoft Word - DAPL Complicity Letter Final for Sign On FINAL.docx. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DAPL-Complicity-Letter-Final-for-Sign-On-FINAL.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Microsoft Word - DAPL Complicity Letter Final for Sign On FINAL.docx. 2016. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DAPL-Complicity-Letter-Final-for-Sign-On-FINAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2016microsoft, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - DAPL Complicity Letter Final for Sign On FINAL.docx}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DAPL-Complicity-Letter-Final-for-Sign-On-FINAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }