- Ofir Drori
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Ofir Drori (born 26 April 1976) is an Israeli activist based in Central Africa. He is the founder of LAGA - the Last Great Ape Organisation, an enforcement Non-Governmental Organization that fights corruption in order to bring about to the arrests and prosecutions of major wildlife criminals dealing in endangered animal species. LAGA's award winning model for a wildlife law enforcement NGO has started in Cameroon and is now replicated in Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. In 2005, based on the experience of fighting corruption in the judiciary and the forces of law and order, he has founded another NGO. AC – Anti Corruption Org. is focusing on establishing Anti-Corruption law enforcement, and involving citizens in the fight against corruption through direct legal action.
References
- 'Man in black' fights for Cameroon apes BBC News, June 15, 2007
- YouTube' Operations Footage June 07
- Cameroon: Fight Against Wildlife Criminals Formalised allAfrica.com, March 2007
- Jail for Cameroon chimp trafficker BBC News, July 25, 2003
- LAGA - The Last Great Ape Organization
Categories:- Israeli activists
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Activist stubs
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