Earthjustice: Alaska Tribes Facing BC Mining Threat Ask for International Hearing
February 20, 2024
February 20, 2024
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024:
A group of Alaska Tribes with roots along Canada's transboundary rivers, the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), today submitted a brief to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights requesting a hearing on the looming threats of several risky and under-regulated gold mines in British Columbia. SEITC argues that by approving the mines without getting the free, pr . . .
A group of Alaska Tribes with roots along Canada's transboundary rivers, the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), today submitted a brief to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights requesting a hearing on the looming threats of several risky and under-regulated gold mines in British Columbia. SEITC argues that by approving the mines without getting the free, pr . . .