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Human Rights
Indigenous Land Protectors Are Defending the Amazon and Paying With Their Lives
Indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa will receive a Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize."
Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue
Anti-government protests continue after the Iraqi Parliament voted to accept the resignation of the prime minister.
Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands
Nasa activists are taking direct action to liberate the land, cutting down cane fields and growing native vegetation.
Microsoft Funds Facial Recognition Technology Secretly Tested on Palestinians
It's a shockingly unethical decision for a company holding itself out as the tech industry's “moral leader.”
New Bill Would Strip Medals of Honor From Soldiers Behind Wounded Knee Massacre
The Remove the Stain Act would revoke medals from U.S. soldiers who murdered hundreds of Lakota men, women and children.
Chilean Government Cracks Down as Protest Becomes Deep Movement for Change
President Piñera's armed forces and police have waged a war against his critics, deliberately seeking to harm them.
Israel Expels Human Rights Watch Director for Opposition to Illegal Settlements
Omar Shakir was forced out of the country after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the decision to revoke his work visa.
Mexico’s President Pledged to Defend Indigenous Rights, But He’s Attacking Them
AMLO's aggression toward environmental activists and Zapatista communities gives the lie to his campaign promise.
Senate Version of Violence Against Women Act “Undercuts Tribal Sovereignty”
The Republican's reauthorization bill would undermine tribal courts.
UK Ignores UN Deadline to End Illegal Occupation of the Chagos Islands
The “great powers” have shown that international law becomes wet paper when it contradicts their interests.