Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

October 11, 2007

Denver: Columbus protesters promise lawsuit over arrests

AIM members promise lawsuit over parade arrests
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PDF: Arrest reports from Columbus Day parade

By Berny Morson
Rocky Mountain News
October 10, 2007

Members of the American Indian Movement of Colorado vowed today to fight charges of obstructing Denver's Columbus Day Parade and to sue Denver police for brutality while arresting them.
Police collared 81 to 83 people — the count varies — during an annual ritual in which protesters try to stop the Columbus Day parade. The protesters said at a press conference today that police used unnecessary force and that they were held in jail longer than necessary after posting bond.

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