Kumi Naidu is a South African public figure of Indian descent, an active human rights activist and leader of the International Environmental Group, Greenpeace . He became the first African to head this organization. [one]
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Kumi Naidu during a protest in Copenhagen ( 2009 ) | |
| Date of Birth | 1965 |
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| Occupation | Head of the International Environmental Group ( Greenpeace ) |
Since August 2018, he has been Secretary General of Amnesty International. [2]
After fighting apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s , Naidu launched a global campaign to eradicate poverty and protect human rights. Recently, he led the global climate campaign, which brought together environmental and religious human rights groups, as well as labor unions and academics.