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Society BelgiumClimate Inaction is a Human Rights Violation, Rules Court
By not meeting its climate targets, a Brussels court ruled that Belgium has committed a human rights’ violation, as the country hasn’t taken all the necessary measures to prevent the detrimental effects of climate change on its citizens.
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Society USAThis Native Tribe Finally Took Back Their “Stolen Island”
The Passamaquoddy tribe has bought back its ancestral island, located off the coast of Maine, United States, 160 years after being cast out from it, thus regaining a piece of land loaded with sentimental value and spiritual importance.
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Society USATurns Out, We Can Be Eco-Friendly Long After Our Lifetime (Maybe Even As Trees!)
Two eco-friendly burial methods have been legalized in Oregon, United States: composting human bodies and water-based cremation, giving the deceased an opportunity to leave a positive influence on their carbon footprint.
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Society CanadaThe Voices of Indigenous Victims Are Finally Heard
Two years after Candian authorities released a report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, a move to address the inquiry and put an end to the cycle of violence towards minorities is finally in the works - largely thanks to 2,000 testimonies from victims…
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Society USAThe Day Slavery Ended is Now an Official Holiday
Driven by the Black Lives Matter protests and the Democrats' takeover of the White House and the Congress, June 19 has officially become Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.