CHILD ENVIRONMENTALIST FACING DEATH THREATS

  • 27/01/2021

Francisco Vera is well-known in his native Colombia for his environmental  campaigns and defence of children's rights.Recently he  received death threats after calling for better access to education during the Covid-19 pandemic .Francisco said that he started his career as an activist at the age of six, when he began to attend protests against bullfighting with his family.His love for nature led him to get involved in other issues, like recycling or campaigns against mining in nature reserves, he explained.The UN has hand delivered a letter to Francisco congragulating him for his pioneering work in the South American country  where it is not uncommon for environmental activists to be killed.

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