Throughout history, oppressed groups have often relied on appeals to shared humanity, suffering, or moral consistency to make their case to those in power. Examples include Civil rights leaders invoking Christian values of love and justice and LGBTQ+ movements appealing to the idea of love being universal

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Climate lawsuits typically invoke national constitutional or human-rights protections, standard tort or civil liability doctrines, and environmental impact statues 

The National Unity Government (NUG) is a political body formed in opposition to Myanmar’s military junta following the 2021 coup. It includes elected lawmakers, ethnic minority representatives, and civil society leaders. The NUG operates in exile and claims to be the legitimate government of Myanmar. It advocates for the creation of a federal democratic state. The NUG is widely believed to support armed resistance against the military junta through groups such as the People’s Defence