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

A statement from several environmental and human rights organizations to the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline, alleging human rights abuses against peaceful occupiers in Standing Rock, North Dakota, and asserting the companies' legal responsibility to prevent such abuses.

• The authors allege that the Dakota Access Pipeline owners and their agents have been involved in a campaign of intimidation and repression against peaceful occupiers in Standing Rock, North Dakota. This includes the use of unlicensed security personnel who attacked occupiers with dogs, as well as the use of pepper spray, rubber bullets, mass arrests, and the forcible clearing of camps by militarized police using teargas.
• The document asserts that under international law and United States law, the joint owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline—including financing institutions—have an affirmative responsibility to respect human rights and avoid complicity in abuses. This duty remains even when abuses are carried out by government authorities or law enforcement acting in concert with the companies.
• The authors state that journalists documenting abuses at Standing Rock have been arrested and threatened with prosecution, which they characterize as a violation of the First Amendment and global principles of press freedom.

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} }