Posts Tagged ‘Afrocolombianos’
The Good Racist
The good racist has evolved so much that sometimes he cannot see color, the color of blacks who have been displaced, blacks who have disappeared or blacks who lack freedom. He is incapable of questioning why is it that the gym he goes to, the restaurants in which he eats and the places where he buys things are all racially homogeneous.
Read MoreSettling the Historic Debt for Slavery
The discussion about reparations and the historical debt owed to people of African descent is an interesting and sensible discussion. Although many do not believe it, it is important to heal scars.
Read MoreGoodbye, Micolta Soldier
The controversy surrounding the Micolta solider and his removal from the T.V. show Sábados Felices shows that there is progress in the debate and action against racism in the country.
Read MoreAutonomy of Ethnic Groups in Post-Conflict Agreements
Ethnic groups’ autonomy and self-government are also international standards. This means that each ethnic group has the right to freely and voluntarily choose how it wants to achieve justice, peace, and reconciliation.
Read MoreIf They Globalize Exploitation, Let’s Globalize Resistance
The struggle to protect land is a shared mission in the Americas that has been globalized together with exploitation.
Read MoreRacism’s Two Faces
In the very same week, two scandals in Cartagena have shown the heads and tails of racism in Colombia.
Read MoreSantos’ Plan without Afros
Should the Santos administration have consulted afro-descendent communities before presenting the National Development Plan before Congress?
Read MoreTo whom does San Andrés belong to?
San Andrés is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Colombia. In 2011 the island accounted for 22% of national tourism, some 530,000 tourists, according to data presented by UN Periódico. For this reason, when people think of San Andrés, it conjures up images of crystalline beaches and its famous “sea of seven colors.” However, in San Andrés there has been a dispute between the parts of the island given to tourists and commercial interests and the Raizal population’s ancestral territory.
Read MoreWhite-Skinned Maid Needed
The high-profile case of racial discrimination in Cali in which a classified employment ad stated the need for a “white-skinned” female surgical physician brought attention to a common phenomenon in the city with one of the largest afrodescendant populations in the country (27% of Cali’s population is afrodescendant according to the last census).
Read MoreSantos’ Debts
In his second term, the Santos administration should fulfill its promises to indigenous groups, afro-descendant communities and rural workers.
Read MoreRace and Housing in Colombia: Residential Segregation and Life Conditions in Cities
This report presents the results of a study on living conditions and residential segregation in twelve cities of Colombia
Read MoreFrom the Ethical to the Ethnic
How did the political class take over the seats reserved for Afro-Colombians in Congress?
Read MoreIntervention: Tutela Writ Against the Artistic Project “Blanco Porcelana”
The Constitutional Court invited us opine on the tension between freedom of expression and artistic creation, and the right to privacy and the reputation, in the context of artwork that addresses racial discrimination.
Read MoreThey Have the Right, but It’s Forbidden
The government recognizes certain rights of the indigenous peoples of the Cauca and of the Afro-Colombians in the islands of the Caribbean. But at the same time, they are enforcing laws that forbid the exercise of these rights.
Read MoreRacial Discrimination in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study in Bogotá
This paper documents the first Colombian quantitative study on racial discrimination in the labor market, specifically in Bogotá. The study finds that the skin color has a direct and negative effect on the chances of finding a job.
Read MoreEthno-Reparations: Ethnic Collective Justice and Reparations for Afro and Indigenous Communities in Colombia
This text begins by explaining the concept of “collective ethnic justice” and then offers practical guidance on how it can be achieved in practice by describing relevant principles and criteria found in Colombian and international law.
Read MoreIntervention in the request for annulment of decision T-769/09
projects (Mandé Norte) in indigenous and Afro-Colombian collective territories until affected communities were consulted.
Read MoreRace and Human Rights in Colombia. Report on Racial Discrimination and Rights of Afro-Colombians
This work questions the myth of racial democracy in Colombia and is the full version of the Report on Racial Discrimination and Rights of Afro-Colombian population.
Read MoreAfro forced displacement
This book documents and analyzes the effects of forced displacement on the Afrocolombian population and its particular impact on the rights that black communities have to the territory.
Read MoreSupreme Court of Justice sanctions nightclubs of Bogotá due to racial discrimination
Racial Discrimination Watch filed a tutela against the President, Bogotá´s Mayors Office and three night clubs for racial discrimination
Read MoreHealth Care: Afro Descendents
Public action of unconstitutionality of articles 1 through 30 of the Law 691 of 2001, which regulates the participation of ethnic groups in the General System of Social Security, alleging violations of the introduction and of articles 1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 13, 48, 49, 70, 85, 93, 330 (paragraph), 55 transitory of the Political Constitution.
Read MoreRights of the Black Communities
The Community Counsel of the Islands of Rosario filed a tutela against INCODER, arguing that the State has violated its rights of petition and due process, as well as the prior consultation rights of the community, and the existence, and cultural integrity of the community.
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