Legal fights and threats to his life: an environmental activist in self-exile

Alfred Brownell’s work has made him many powerful enemies. In more than two decades of work as an environmental law activist, Mr. Brownell has tangled with a succession of governments and multinational corporations in his country. As Liberia has sought development of its natural resources, Mr. Brownell has educated communities about their land rights and obliged companies to reform malpractice.

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