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# Kumi Naidoo


## Kumi Naidoo


Naidoo is the Secretary General of Amnesty International.


## Kumi Naidoo


* ![Yellow Vest Protests And Clashes On The Champs Elysees, Paris](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccdc919033bce348/698940f4096a94fff46a41ec/fuel-tax-protests.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 7, 2018  
### [France's Fuel Tax Protests Have Been Framed as a False Choice of Climate Vs. The People](https://time.com/5473618/france-yellow-vests-climate-macron/)  
The working poor are usually the first to suffer the dangerous effects of climate change  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Puerto Rico Faces Extensive Damage After Hurricane Maria](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5c3a599ff34f94e/69893a944ee26286e8312e60/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 19, 2018  
### [The Frightening Lesson Hurricane Maria Taught the World About the Politics of Climate Change](https://time.com/5400393/hurricane-maria-climate-change-puerto-rico/)  
As we mark a year since Hurricane Maria, the biggest threat to humanity is not climate change itself...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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