Afro-Descendants: Collective Land Rights in Latin America
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Forgotten Territories, Unrealized Rights: Rural Afro-Ecuadorians and their Fight for Land, Equality, and Security
(Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, 2009-11)The report first assesses the broad historical and social context of rural Afro-Ecuadorians. It then analyzes the international and domestic legal frameworks for addressing Afro-Ecuadorian rights, detailing the different ... -
Between the Law and Their Land: Afro-Brazilian Quilombo Communities’ Struggle for Land Rights
(Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, 2008-09-22)This report, Between the Law and their Land, illuminates the current situation of Brazil’s quilombo communities and their struggle for land rights. It first discusses the historical and social context of quilombo ... -
Unfulfilled Promises and Persistent Obstacles to the Realization of the Rights of Afro-Colombians
(Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, 2007-07-18)The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice sponsored a spring break fact-finding mission to Colombia from March 10-18, 2007 to study Afro-Colombian human rights issues. The trip resulted in a report, "Unfulfilled ...
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