Amnesty International (US) Asks for First Hand Accounts on Oakland Police Attack Yesterday

by bov

Tue, Apr 8, 2003 11:05AM

Got this in an email, after I sent one to the Amnesty International address that Vince posted yesterday.

Thank you for your e-mail and the attached link to the news report. We are documenting similar incidents around the country and would urge you to ask any friends or acquaintances who might have witnessed anything first hand to please contact us. I can be reached on this e-mail address or on the
contact numbers below.

Best wishes and thanks again,

Remy Kharbanda
Research Department
Amnesty International, USA
322 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10001

Phone: 212 633 4265
Fax: 212 633 4217

RKharbanda [at] aiusa.org

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§KTVU

by repost

Tue, Apr 8, 2003 12:08PM

http://www.ktvu.com/
There are a couple of interviews - one with the police spokesperson that has a lot of statements that someone should take down, if no one has yet. He expresses their fears that they 'would lose control of the port and that 'We would never have taken the port back without force.'

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§Also contact Human Rights Watch

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Tue, Apr 8, 2003 1:15PM

Contact their office in San Francisco!!! Ask them to investigate and to issue a statement!

312 Sutter Street, Suite 407
San Francisco CA 94108
Tel: 415.362.3250, Fax: 415.362.3255
hrwsf [at] hrw.org

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