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Dr. Ahmed Tejan-Sie, with more than 150,000 supporters, pushed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow infected patients access to the treatment drug TKM-Ebola.  More Jaha Dukureh, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), led a campaign urging the Obama administration to address FGM. After 220,000 signatures, the administration announced a study into the issue and a preliminary working group to address FGM.  More A Midwestern farmer concerned about sustainability gained 117,000 signatures on his petition to help pressure General Mills and Kellogg's to take steps to reduce emissions.  More One million people from around the globe signed Emily Clarke's petition, joining a chorus of international voices demanding freedom and justice for Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death because of her faith.  More Valerie Wood's special-needs brother died in her father’s custody because Oklahoma officials failed to check on him. Her campaign resulted in criminal charges and a new law that makes special-needs children safer.  More More than 50,000 people signed a petition asking the fashion company Piperlime to stop selling fur. Piperlime’s parent company, Gap Inc., responded on the petition saying the company would no longer sell real fur products.  More