CJA press release:
Copenhagen Police Accused of Violating Human Rights at UN Summit
Sat 12 Dec
Danish police have indiscriminately arrested hundreds of climate justice activists during a climate change protest made up of 100,000 people that took place today in Copenhagen. Questions have been raised about the fact that the arrests occurred in a different time and place to where some trouble had momentarily flared earlier in the day. Journalists have been restricted from reporting at the site of the arrests since 1800hrs.
It’s estimated that 100 people are still being held on the road in extremely cold weather, cuffed and forced into seated positions in lines (1). They have expressed severe physical discomfort and have no access to water, medical attention or toilet facilities since 1530hrs. Many activists are reported to have urinated themselves while detained on the ground.
An estimated 200 have been removed from the site and taken away in coaches. Several people are reported to have fainted around 1945hrs.
Helga Matthiassen, who was detained for an hour before being released due to an injury she had recently sustained, said, “Of course we’re angry – people all over the world are angry about being lied to by governments who are making a corporate deal at the climate talks, and now when we try to protest against this on the streets we are randomly held by police.
“Not only have we been denied the right to protest, but our basic human rights have also been ignored in this ludicrous, staged police exercise. It seems Danish Police have a new motto: why just criminalise protesters, when you can dehumanise them too?” (2)
ENDS
Contact: 0045 5066 9028 (International)
0045 4129 4994 (Danish)
media@climate-justice-action.org
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NOTES TO EDITORS
(1) http://twitpic.com/t7dts
(2) See Helga interviewed on TV2 News, 2015 broadcast http://news.tv2.dk/?channel
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At the demo in Copenhagen on the 12.12.09, some demonstrators smashed in the windows of the Stock Market, also the ministry of foreign affairs had its windows broken.
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COP15 EASIER access to Denmark and COPENHAGEN
The Danish and German police forces and the intelligence services (PET, FE, BND) of both countries, and probably also some other countries, “violence services” has made it more difficult to enter Denmark in order to avoid political activist to enter the country and join the demos at COP15 etc.
BUT, there are more, perhaps, less controlled borders to Denmark, they follow below, and also warnings against the more controlled border crossings.
DONT TRAVEL THROUGH:
Copenhagen Airport or Billund Airport
and;
The land border crossing at PADBORG, KRUSÅ, in other words AVOID any land border crossings in Jylland!
TRAVEL BETTER THROUGH THESE CROSSINGS
(so far):
RED ROUTE ONE;
Travel to Rostock in Germany (old DDR), best by train/bus/car, then jump on the ferry (SCANDLINES) to GEDSER port in Denmark, less heavy controlled, at the moment.
Then jump on the train/bus to Copenhagen, takes two hours.
RED ROUTE TWO;
Travel to Helsingborg in Sweden, best by train/bus/car, then jump on the ferry (SCANDLINES or HH-ferries) to HELSINGØR port in Denmark, less heavy controlled, at the moment.
Then jump on the train to Copenhagen, takes one hour.
Or take the local train to Hillerød (half an hour) and then the S-train to Copenhagen, 40 mint. travel time.
RED ROUTE THREE;
Travel to Oslo in Norway, take the ferry direct to Copenhagen (DFDS).
RED ROUTE FOUR;
Travel to Bornholm, then by ferry to Køge, then S-train to Copenhagen (half hour).
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