SUPREME COURT: US NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER RIGHTS; NAVAJO NATION STILL BATTLING FOR WATER
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On June 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court refused to hold the United States accountable for water rights it holds in trust for...
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The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact
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INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (ICWA) (HAALAND V. BRACKEEN)
For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice....
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Rapes and massacres detailed in Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar authorities
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Israeli arms manufacturer sent equipment to Myanmar despite US embargo, says report
Company sent shipment to Myanmar in 2019, after Israel announced it would no longer send weapons to the country An Israeli weapons...
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New anti-transgender laws will hurt Indigenous peoples’ rights and religious expression
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Brazil's Indigenous people protest as lawmakers vote to limit their land rights
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‘Legislated genocide’: Brazil’s new bill restricting recognition of tribal land
sparks massive protests Law will be devastating for indigenous rights, increase illegal deforestation, biodiversity loss, violence...
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