Barrister • Entrepreneur • Consultant
Karen
Safo-Barnieh
Using the law as a tool for change.
Barrister • Entrepreneur • Consultant
Using the law as a tool for change.
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I'm Karen Safo-Barnieh, a Ghanaian-born, UK-based barrister, entrepreneur and human rights activist. At 17, I founded Youth Development Ghana, a project aimed at emancipating communities from the injustice of unfair trade.
With a background spanning international development, natural resource governance, and frontline legal practice, I bring a unique perspective to every case.
Drawing on a decade of work in international development, natural resource governance, and human rights, I advise organisations, governments, and institutions on the forces reshaping the Global South.
Advisory on AI regulation, ethics, and deployment in developing economies, ensuring the Global South shapes the rules, not just follows them.
Strategy and policy on extractive industries, mineral supply chains, and resource equity. Ensuring communities benefit from their own wealth.
Consulting on the environmental costs of technology, climate policy, and just transition frameworks for frontline communities.
Programme design, policy research, and strategic advisory for development organisations and multilateral institutions.
Employment disputes, housing disrepair, contract issues. I bring the same conviction to the courtroom as I do to the world stage.
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