For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Media Contacts
-Eric Jantz, Legal Director, New Mexico Environmental Law Center, (505) 980-5239, ejantz@nmelc.org
-Jonathan Perry, Executive Director, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, (505) 979-1027, jperry@swuraniumimpacts.org
IACHR HOSTS HISTORIC HEARING ON IMPACTS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HUMAN RIGHTS FROM URANIUM EXPLOITATION
Hearing to be Held in Washington, D.C.
On Weds, Feb. 28th at 11am EST/9am MST
What: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Thematic Hearing
Where: IACHR/OAS, 1889 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11am EST/9am MST
Who: Members of the Navajo, Ute Mountain Ute, Oglala Lakota & Havasupai Nations will provide testimony
Why: Impacts of Uranium Exploitation on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
How to attend: In-person at IACHR/Organization of American States (OAS) located at 1889 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 or watch online on IACHR’s website https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/sessions/?S=189 or on the IACHR YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@comisionIDH
******Members of our delegation will be available for interviews with members of the press immediately following the hearing at 12:30PM EST in front of the OAS building, 1889 F. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006.*********
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—In a decision that coincides with a disturbing uptick in uranium development activity, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a “thematic” hearing on how U.S. uranium exploitation policies have resulted in human rights abuses in Indigenous communities across the country.
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