The dispute over natural resources in Afro-Colombian territories
Through the case study of Buenos Aires and Suárez (Cauca), this document seeks to provide empirical and legal evidence that support specific recommendations to ensure the rights of black communities.
Read MoreThe forced displacement of Afro-Colombians.
This monitoring report assesses the degree of implementation and government compliance orders issued by the Constitutional Court in 2009 (Auto 005), to protect the rights of Afro victims of forced displacement.
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 MoreRacial discrimination in Colombia: alternative report submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
This report describes the effects of the State’s inaction towards the situation of constant discrimination both Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples are subject to. Despite some progress in this area, the current circumstances demonstrate how the absence of public policy measures and affirmative action that enable ethnic groups to overcome marginalization and to eradicate the racial discrimination they suffer continue to prevail.
Read MoreRacial Discrimination and Human Rights in Colombia
This unprecedented work offers a thorough analysis of the current situation of Afro-Colombians, providing a sociological and legal basis to advocate for the promotion of their rights.
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