Sioux Tribes Request Precautionary Measures to Protect Against DAPL

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• Request for Precautionary Measures Pursuant to Article 25 of the IACHR Rules of Procedure Concerning Serious and Urgent Risks of Irreparable Harm Arising Out of Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
• Press Release: Tribes Ask International Human Rights Commission to Stop Violence Against Water Protectors at Standing Rock

Filed on behalf of Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, and Yankton Sioux Tribes by the American Indian Law Clinic at Colorado Law, Earthjustice, and Fredericks, Peebles and Morgan LLP.

Measures requested:

1. Deny the easement allowing construction of the pipeline under the Missouri River at
   Lake Oahe as soon as possible;
2. Complete a full environmental impact statement in formal consultation with the Tribes;
3. Establish clear rules requiring that indigenous peoples who may be affected by
   government decisions have the opportunity for full and meaningful prior informed
   consent within the meanings established in the UN Declaration on the Rights of
   Indigenous Peoples and the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court and this
   Commission;
4. Establish clear rules ensuring full environmental and social assessment of activities that may affect indigenous peoples, with the full participation of the affected indigenous peoples;
5. Immediately take all actions necessary to guarantee the safety of those engaging in
   peaceful prayer and protest concerning DAPL, and to ensure the full enjoyment of their rights to expression and assembly;
6. Any other action this Commission deems appropriate.