Rebecca Brown
Rebecca Brown is the president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), an organization dedicated to advancing environmental justice and human rights. With a focus on the intersection of law and environmental advocacy, she has become a prominent voice in discussions surrounding the legal rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of natural resources. Recently, she criticized a North Dakota jury's verdict against Greenpeace, describing it as a threat to free speech and an assault on the rights of those defending their land and water.
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Rebecca Brown, an attorney for the family from the non-profit Public Counsel, received a copy of a letter regarding the girl's humanitarian parole.
Mexican 4-year-old girl granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US | News
Jamaica· 2025-06-05
Rebecca Brown is a lawyer from Public Counsel who confirmed that immigration authorities granted humanitarian permission for Sofía.
Gobierno de Trump concede permiso humanitario a niña mexicana que recibe tratamiento vital en EU; piden que menor no corra peligro
Mexico· 2025-06-04
Rebecca Brown is the family’s lawyer who argues that humanitarian parole was made for people like Vargas and Sofia.
Family of four-year-old who would ‘die within days’ fighting deportation from US to Mexico | US immigration
United Kingdom· 2025-05-28
Prosecutor Rebecca Brown said the figures for damage are in dispute but likely lower.
Pair guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree
Australia· 2025-05-10
Prosecuting barrister Rebecca Brown read out transcripts of interviews in the trial.
Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree told police he was ‘stitched up’ | UK newsUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-01
Rebecca Brown, the president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), issued a statement highlighting the threat the decision poses to free speech and the right to protest.
Greenpeace verdict is ‘weaponization of legal system’, advocacy groups say | GreenpeaceUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-20
