Rebecca Brown
AustraliapoliticianFemale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%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 is the acting chancellor and sat down for an interview about ANU’s troubled school of health and medicine.
The big names in the frame to replace Julie Bishop at ANUAustralia· 2026-08-09
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 treeAustralia· 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
