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Indonesia’s forests have been razed at an astonishing rate to make way for palm oil plantations – palm oil being a lucrative product used in everything from body lotion to cookie dough.
This deforestation has irrevocably changed the lives of millions of Indonesia’s Indigenous people who live in these forests and depend on the environment for food, water, and shelter.
Indonesia is home to about 50 to 70 million Indigenous people, about a quarter of the country’s population.
We spoke to Human Rights Watch researcher Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu about how palm oil harvesting is impacting their lives and what can be done to protect them and the forests they call home.
The United Kingdom’s highest court this week issued a historic judgment in finding Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to suspend Parliament unlawful.
At the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week, US President Donald Trump praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a “great leader” who has brought Egypt out of “turmoil.” His praise came days after widespread protests erupted in numerous Egyptian cities.
We went to last Friday’s Climate Strike in New York City and asked kids about climate change and human rights, and what they think adults should be doing. See what they had to say in our Instagram story.
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