AEHR Files Response to US Government’s Defense of Environmental Racism in Mossville, Louisiana: Legal Case Pending at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States
June 23, 2008 . . . On behalf of the African American residents of the historic community of Mossville in Louisiana, AEHR today filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights a detailed account of the human rights abuses suffered by residents as a consequence of governmental approvals that allow 14 industrial facilities to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals in the Mossville area every year. The filing includes a response to the US Government’s arguments that attempt to defend its flawed environmental regulatory system that perpetuates environmental racism and denies basic human rights in Mossville and other similarly situated communities of color. READ MORE

Louisiana Community Group to Expose Conoco Phillips’ Record of Environmental Racism Hidden from Investors at May 14th Shareholders’ Meeting
May 14, 2008 . . . African American residents of the historic Mossville community in Louisiana will be attending the May 14th Conoco Phillips shareholders meeting, where they will distribute copies of the report, Conoco Phillips: What It Passes on to the People of Mossville, Louisiana, and supporting a shareholder resolution that urges a corporate policy on community accountability. READ REPORT  | READ SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION | READ PRESS RELEASE

UN Treaty Committee Urges US Government to Protect Human Rights on Race and Housing in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
March 7, 2008 . . . New Orleans groups representing a broad range of housing and urban planning professionals, housing advocates, faith-based organizations, and human rights groups introduce the decision by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that calls on the US government “to increase its efforts in order to facilitate the return of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina to their homes” as well as “ensure genuine consultation and participation of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the design and implementation of all decisions affecting them.” READ MORE