On March 10, 2006 in Geneva Switzerland, in an historic and strongly worded decision by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) the United States was urged to “freeze”, “desist” and “stop” actions being taken or threatened to be taken against the Western Shoshone Peoples of the Western Shoshone Nation. In its decision, CERD stressed the “nature and urgency” of the Shoshone situation informing the U.S. that it goes “well beyond” the normal reporting process and warrants immediate attention under the Committee’s Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure.
"U.N. blasts U.S. treatment of Western Shoshone"
By Erica Bulman. The Salt Lake Tribune. March 11, 2006.
"Panel backs tribes claim: U.S. not respecting anti-racism treaty, U.N. committee says"
By Ed Vogel and Erica Bulman. Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 11, 2006.