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Ecuador's Indigenous Groups Have New Power to Protect Their Lands from Destruction

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The highest court in Ecuador ruled last week that Indigenous communities in the country should have a stronger say over extractive projects like oil drilling and mining that affect their ancestral lands. Read more.

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UN Finds Steven Donziger’s House Arrest Violates International Law, Says It’s ‘Appalled’

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The world’s top human rights legal body just offered a crucial show of support for Steven Donziger, the attorney who won a landmark multibillion-dollar case against an oil giant over pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. The ruling came on the eve of his sentencing in a criminal trial. Read more.

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Environmental Lawyer Targeted by Chevron Freed After More Than Two Years Under House Arrest

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After 993 days, Steven Donziger is finally free. Read more.

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