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July
28,
2005
Fargo, North Dakota
North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
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NATIVE
AMERICANS AGAINST
HATE AND
VIOLENCE
PRESS CONFERENCE AND PUBLIC PROTEST
WHERE:
WARD COUNTY JAIL, MINOT
WHEN:
FRIDAY, JULY 29 – 2:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
WHY:
A public outcry against Hate & Violence in the
Criminal
Justice System, to give support to one victim, Douglas Bell, and all
victims of violent treatment
We the People, members of the Three
Affiliated Tribes, and other friends and relatives of Douglas Bell, a
recent victim of police violence, are calling a press conference and
public protest. We invite you to join us to advocate for his civil
rights, but more important, his Human Rights!
Douglas is a helpless and
defenseless, (mentally ill) victim of police mistreatment and violence
in Minot, ND.
He is currently incarcerated and
has been charged with four felon counts by the Justice System. Four
days after he was shot twice (police story is self defense and
witnesses, whose statements were not taken, claim otherwise) Doug was
removed from ICU at Trinity Hospital and taken directly to court to be
charged. His family was not informed, he had no advocate, he did not
know what happened nor does he know what the outcome could be.
We, the People, we the justice
advocates, want these questions answered: What are the rights of
mentally ill people taken into custody by police? Who are the
advocates assigned to them? What rights will they have for an
objective defense counsel? Why weren’t all witnesses questioned?
Further, we question if this was a
Racially motivated incident, which is common amongst People of Color
in this nation, and in our state.
WE ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN THIS PRESS
CONFERENCE/ PUBLIC PROTEST!
CONTACT 701-627-3869 FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
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Dakota Human Rights Coalition represents its members, all people
in North Dakota, and any individual who has experienced a violation of
his or her human rights and those most likely to experience
discrimination.
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