Case Work: Land

Crownpoint-Churchrock IACHR Petition

SUMMARY:

Since 1996, the Law Center has represented the Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining (ENDAUM) in its successful bid to prevent new uranium mining in and near Diné (Navajo) communities. The decades-long fight has moved from local to national to international arenas. In 2011, NMELC asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate human rights violations perpetrated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. government when they licensed new uranium mines in Church Rock and Crownpoint. If allowed to open, these mines would irreversibly contaminate groundwater and increase radioactive contamination in air that already exceeds federal standards.

LATEST NEWS:

10/24/2017 – IACHR letter informing ENDAUM that the US Governments has been granted an extension of time to respond to November 26, 2017. Letter to ENDAUM re extending deadline
07/05/2017 – Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) sends pertinent parts of ENDAUM petition to the Government of United States.  Letter to ENDAUM regarding petition and Letter to US to submit response