Yero

Yero is a human rights defender from Mauritania. He is an artist, activist, lecturer, researcher and festival director. Next to his artistic productions, he lectures on human rights and artistic rights. Every year he organises prominent cultural meetings dedicated to human rights (concerts, conferences, workshops, screenings and debates) in Mauritania. He is also a trainer on writing techniques for the benefit of young people and he is the founder of an initiative to inform and educate youth communities through presenting the news in rap form.