rights
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As part of the arrangement, the State Department would get preferential rights to buy 20% of the production at cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Animal rights activists have criticised Botswana's decision to authorise the killing of 23 elephants to provide meat for independence celebrations.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The state's control and guardianship categorised the Sami and limited their self-determination, leading to division and loss of rights," it said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
One bill, dubbed the “No Kings Act,” makes it easier for residents to sue federal agents for alleged civil rights violations, such as racial profiling, unlawful searches or interfering with the right to free speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
“You should go to the courts and stand up for the rights for the AIDS-infected on trial,” one man said through the translator.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
