Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Documents—Last
week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made a loud noise about
how well it’s doing in furthering the Administration’s policy
regarding transparent government with its “sterling” management of
FOIA activities across government agencies. However, over 140,000
Peltier case documents are still being withheld by an operating
unit within the DOJ itself—namely the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Don’t you want to know why? Write to the Attorney
General and demand the release of all case documents: Attorney
General Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001. But don’t stop there. If
you reside in AK, AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY,
MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR,
SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI? Write to your Members of Congress
today. Demand the release of documents being withheld by FBI field
offices in your state.
Our neighbors to the north should raise their voices, too. Demand
to know why the Canadian government has sealed the Peltier
extradition files for 40 years!
United Nations—You can help Leonard and the
LPDOC with our work at the United Nations. If you are a U.S.
Citizens, as an individual or an organization, please endorse the
coalition reports developed by U.S. human rights organizations for
the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In particular, we ask that
you consider endorsing the reports on political prisoners and the
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. For more
information, see
http://lpdoc.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-to-action-endorse-un-coalition.html.
If you're not a U.S. Citizen, remember that the Peltier case is a
blot on the human rights record of the United States. We ask that
you work with your embassies in DC, the UN Missions in New York,
and delegates in Geneva (meeting during the September session of
the UN Human Rights Council), to ensure that targeted questions
that force the U.S. government to answer to the international
community regarding policies and practices that operate to the
detriment of human rights are asked, and recommendations that we
can then take forth in our ongoing advocacy are made.
