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Young Global Leaders - Latin America: Alfredo Romero

January 7, 2013

For a long time, Latin America had a reputation for dictatorships, poverty, and violence. Today it is claiming its place on the world stage. But many problems remain, including social inequality, drug crime, and environmental degradation.

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Alfredo Romero is an attorney from Venezuela. When a man came to him whose son had been killed in a demonstration against the government, Romero became a human rights activist.