Court Order Provides Access Attorney Katya Komisarek with the umbrella group Direct Action Network said the activists had helped secure the deal for legal counsel. Mayor Paul Schell invited activist leaders to work with him to disperse the crowd, she said. We're going to work all night to get people processed and out. In fact, the city was under court order to allow those arrested to meet with lawyers. Farmers in many countries worry that the WTO's goal of reducing tariffs on imported food will threaten farmers' livelihoods and endanger the security of heavy food-importing nations.
Demonstrators say the organization contributes to the deaths of thousands of sea turtles every year.
China and human rights. The Clinton administration supports China's recent bid to join the WTO, saying membership will boost China's economy and bring it into line with Western standards of human rights. Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.