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Alain Werner
Source: Ashoka

Accused Cannibal Rapist Haunted Her. Then She Faced Him.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Beast

"In 2013, Alain Werner, the Swiss lawyer who runs Civitas Maxima, an organization investigating crimes on behalf of Liberian victims to prosecute perpetrators in national courts, received a tip: a former ULIMO commander was living near Lake Geneva." Ashoka Fellow Alain Werner and organization Civitas Maxima helped win a landmark conviction against former warlord Alieu Kosiah.

Read about the landmark case