BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.- Love of the environment and a demand for better access to education endanger a Francisco Vera, An 11-year-old boy who has started receiving threats on his social media.
The little one has earned the recognition of the United Nations (UN) and Colombia for its campaigns to defend the environment.
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However, the passion to save the world and demand better internet connectivity for children to receive classes, caused them to receive a threat on January 15, via an anonymous Twitter account.
In writing, the stranger threatens to skin him and even cut off his fingers to “keep talking about environmentalism and dignity.”
After the threat, the little one, along with his parents, denounced what had happened: “After reading some comments so unpleasant that some people have made about a video I uploaded a few days ago I understand in part why it is so hard to try to contribute to country. From here I will continue to put my citizenship in favor of life, “the minor said.
“This country is a sadness. I am making a public complaint. A few minutes ago I received this threat on my Twitter account. Defending life is a right,” he added.
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Lourdes Castro, a member of a group documenting assaults on community leaders, lamented the threat to a minor.
“Threatening an 11-year-old child the only thing it shows is that we have reached new levels of intolerance and disrespect for freedom of expression,” he said.
For its part, the president of Colombia, Iván Duc, Promised to find the person responsible for the threat, while police said there was already an investigation into the matter.
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Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for environmental activists, according to a report released in 2020 by the NGO Global Witness, which recorded 64 environmentalists killed during 2019.