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Fighting Pollution from a Rubber Plantation in Liberia

In late spring Liberian journalist Charles Yates got a tip that that runoff from a rubber plantation was creating severe toxic pollution in North East Liberia. As a result of the training he received from jhr (Journalists for Human Rights) he realized that many people’s rights were being violated, particularly their right to a clean and healthy environment, and that a story might be able to apply pressure on the right authorities.

2019-11-19T13:26:29-05:00October 20th, 2009|Africa>Liberia, Field Notes|Comments Off on Fighting Pollution from a Rubber Plantation in Liberia