The human rights protection regime for afro-descendants the case of Latin America and the caribean

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contents The human rights protection regime for afro-descendants the case of Latin America and the caribean Leonardo Reales Relaciones Internacionales Afro identity descendants human rights ethnic minorities Some states have been proactive in ratifying laws that protectethnic minorities in Latin America and the Caribbean,but Afro-descendants do not benefi t much from these laws.Self-identifi cation as an ‘ethnic minority’ for Afro-descendantshas been problematic. Some Afro-descendants defendthe term Afro-descendant peoples whereas othersagree with the use of ethnic minority as the ideal conceptto identify them as a group or population. In any case, mostAfro-descendants support an effective human rights protectionregime as a key tool to help overcome their historicalproblems. This article studies in depth the crucial importancefor Afro-descendants of enhancing this “still-weak”regime. The text represents one of the few works of its kind that explores in detail the limitations of the Afro-descendants’ human rights strugglein the region 2008 artículo científico 1909-3063 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92730103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=927 Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad application/pdf Universidad Militar Nueva Granada Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.3
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spellingShingle The human rights protection regime for afro-descendants the case of Latin America and the caribean
Leonardo Reales
Relaciones Internacionales
Afro
identity
descendants
human rights
ethnic minorities
The human rights protection regime for afro-descendants the case of Latin America and the caribean Leonardo Reales Relaciones Internacionales Afro identity descendants human rights ethnic minorities Some states have been proactive in ratifying laws that protectethnic minorities in Latin America and the Caribbean,but Afro-descendants do not benefi t much from these laws.Self-identifi cation as an ‘ethnic minority’ for Afro-descendantshas been problematic. Some Afro-descendants defendthe term Afro-descendant peoples whereas othersagree with the use of ethnic minority as the ideal conceptto identify them as a group or population. In any case, mostAfro-descendants support an effective human rights protectionregime as a key tool to help overcome their historicalproblems. This article studies in depth the crucial importancefor Afro-descendants of enhancing this “still-weak”regime. The text represents one of the few works of its kind that explores in detail the limitations of the Afro-descendants’ human rights strugglein the region 2008 artículo científico 1909-3063 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92730103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=927 Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad application/pdf Universidad Militar Nueva Granada Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.3
title The human rights protection regime for afro-descendants the case of Latin America and the caribean
topic Relaciones Internacionales
Afro
identity
descendants
human rights
ethnic minorities
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92730103