Bruno Manser

Bruno Manser
Bruno Manser, ca. 1987
Born(1954-08-25)25 August 1954
Basel, Switzerland
Disappeared25 May 2000 (aged 45)
Bukit Batu Lawi, Sarawak, Malaysia
StatusMissing for 24 years, 3 months and 10 days; Legally dead on 10 March 2005
NationalitySwiss
Other namesLaki Penan
Laki Tawang
Laki e'h metat
Occupation(s)Human rights activist
Environmentalist
OrganizationBruno Manser Fonds
TitleChairman
PredecessorPost created

Bruno Manser (25 August 1954 – presumed dead 10 March 2005) was a Swiss environmentalist and human rights activist. From 1984 to 1990, he stayed with the Penan tribe in Malaysia, organising Indigenous rainforest blockades in Sarawak against timber companies. After he emerged from the forests in 1990, he engaged in public activism for rainforest preservation and the human rights of indigenous peoples, especially the Penan, which brought him into conflict with the Malaysian government. He also founded the Swiss non-governmental organization (NGO) Bruno Manser Fonds in 1991. Manser disappeared during his last journey to Sarawak in May 2000 and is presumed dead.


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