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Jacob Mchangama

Danish lawyer and free speech advocate

Jacob Mchangama is a Danish lawyer and human-rights advocate who founded the think tank Justitia. He writes and speaks about free speech.

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Danish Born 1978 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Jacob Mchangama
Photo: Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Jacob Mchangama

Jacob Mchangama was born in 1978 and lives in Copenhagen. He founded Justitia, a think tank based in the city, where his focus areas include free speech, human rights and the rule of law. He has hosted a podcast called Clear and Present Danger. His commentary has appeared in outlets including the Economist, the Washington Post and Foreign Policy. Between 2018 and 2020 he held a visiting fellowship at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. He has received numerous prizes for his work on free speech and human rights. Readers can find his book Free Speech on BookBits.

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