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Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River in the capital Dhaka in 2018. In July, Bangladesh's top court granted all the country's rivers the same legal rights as humans. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River in the capital Dhaka in 2018. In July, Bangladesh's top court granted all the country's rivers the same legal rights as humans. (AFP/Getty Images)

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