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'We Should All Be Water Protectors': Ilhan Omar Visits #StopLine3 Organizers Day After Activists Block Enbridge Worksites
"There is still an opportunity for us to stop" the construction of Line 3, said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Saturday, January 30, 2021. "It is going to be really important for people to raise their voice." (Photo: Giniw Collective/Twitter)
"After 13 Years, Justice!" Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Donald Pols (R), director of Dutch environmental organization Milieudefensie, and Channa Samkalden (L), lawyer for Milieudefensie, react following the court ruling in the case that the organization, along with four Nigerian farmers, filed against Shell over oil leaks that have allegedly polluted their villages, in The Hague, on January 29, 2021.
"Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle against the companies involved."
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'A Win for Reproductive Freedom': Rights Advocates Applaud After Biden Rescinds Global Gag Rule
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Melissa Simpson holds up her arm with "My Body My Choice" written on it during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21, 2019 in Atlanta. (Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Advocates are also urging the president and Congress to go further to protect...
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Saying 'Peace Not Going to Break Out... Anytime Soon,' Raytheon CEO Sees 'Solid Growth' in Middle East
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Missiles stand at a Raytheon installation during the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, in July 2018. (Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The head of the world's fourth-biggest arms maker showed no concern that the...
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"Facebook must stop harming and silencing Palestinians living under apartheid and start cracking down on white supremacist groups—like the Proud Boys—that have used their platform as a recruitment site," said Lau Barrios of MPower Change. (Photo: Jewish Voice for Peace via Twitter)
Human Rights Campaign Launched to Prevent Facebook From Adding Word "Zionist" to Hate Speech Policy
A float at the 2019 Dusseldorf Carnival in Germany depicting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and his "guardian angel," President Donald Trump. (Photo: Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)
'Good': Anti-War Democrats Applaud Biden for Freeze on US Arms Sales to Saudis and UAE
A group of open internet advocates protest then-FCC chair Ajit Pai's net neutrality repeal plan during a demonstration on December 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
'This Is Not a Game': Internet Defenders Warn Against Gutting of Section 230—Key Law for Online Speech
A migrant holds a sign reading "Biden: light the way for humane immigration reform," as advocates and migrants demonstrate at San Ysidro crossing port during a vigil in Tijuana, Baja California del Norte, Mexico on January 19, 2021, ahead of now-President Joe Biden's inauguration. (Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images)
'We Need to Continue to Fight': Federal Judge Blocks Biden's 100-Day Freeze on Deportations
President Joe Biden signed a series of racial justice executive orders and memoranda at the White House on January 26, 2021. (Photo: Dog Mills/Getty Images)
'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start
President Joe Biden is facing demands from human rights groups to immediately close down the U.S. military prison at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/susanmelkisethian/31897209800/">Susan Melkisethian</a>/flickr/cc)</p>
Amnesty Calls on Biden to Close Guantánamo and End Military Commissions 'Once and For All'
Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is home for children with disabilities believed to be caused by Agent Orange, the herbicide used by the U.S military during the Vietnam War. (Photo: Hiroko Tanaka/NurPhoto/via Getty Images)
French Court Hears Case Against Chemical Corporations Over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam
A Capitol Police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a crowd-control fence surrounding Capitol Hill a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
135 Civil Rights Groups Oppose New Domestic Terrorism Statutes, Say Tackle Far-Right Violence With Existing Laws
LGBTQ Americans and allies rallied outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's effort to ban trans people from military service. (Photo: Ted Eytan/Flickr/cc)
Advocates Hail Biden Executive Order on LGBTQ Rights as the Most Far-Reaching in US History
Newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden signs one of a slate of executive orders during the early hours of his administration on January 20, 2021. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Joy, Relief, and Healing as Biden Ends Trump's Racist Muslim Ban in Day One Executive Order
Londoners protest against U.S. and international meddling in Venezuelan affairs on January 28, 2019. (Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela
A sculpture of Edward Snowden (L), Julian Assange (C), and Chelsea Manning (R) by Italian artist Davide Dormino in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
Press Freedom and Human Rights Advocates Lament Trump's Denial of Pardons for Assange and Snowden

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