AFRO-Desafios Actuales

Racial discrimination

Any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference, in the public or private sphere, that has the objective or effect of nullifying or limiting the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, in conditions of equality, of one or more human rights or fundamental liberties. Racial discrimination may be based on race, color, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

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Racism

Theory, doctrine, ideology or set of ideas that state a causal link between the phenotypic or genotypic characteristics of individuals or groups and their intellectual, cultural and personality traits, including the false concept of racial superiority. Racism gives rise to racial inequalities, as well as the notion that discriminatory relationships between groups are morally and scientifically justified.

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According to a United Nations study, 79.4% of the Afro-descendant population has felt discriminated against throughout their lives and 61% consider that they do not have access to work opportunities for racism and sexism.

To face the current challenges, as part of the IACHR Strategic Plan 2023-2027, the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons of African Descent and against Racial Discrimination has proposed a strategy to:

Abordar la discriminación racial estructural, en particular los discursos y los delitos de odio;
Fortalecer los estándares contra la discriminación racial institucional;
Proteger los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes frente al racismo religioso;
Proteger los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes respecto al impacto desproporcionado del cambio climático;
Promover la justicia racial;
Impulsar la aplicación de los estándares interamericanos enunciados en la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia;
Fomentar la libertad de expresión de las personas afrodescendientes, y su participación en el debate público.