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Afro-descendant

Political Representation of People of African Descent, a Key Step in the Fight Against Systemic Racism

Washington, DC; August 31, 2024.– Promoting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people of African descent, as well as combating systemic racism, also implies facing the crisis of...

Human mobilityColombia

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Enforced Disappearances Hinder Democracy

This Friday, August 30, marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. We spoke with Ecuadorian lawyer Juan Pablo Albán, member of the United Nations Committee on...

Indigenous

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Raising the voices of Indigenous organizations and activists in advocacy spaces for the promotion and protection of their rights

Washington DC, August 9, 2024.– In the last year, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) has strengthened its work of accompaniment and training of...

Human rights

Race and Equality and RegionaR organizations express concern over allegations of human rights violations in Venezuela’s electoral context and demand independent vote verification

August 1, 2024.– On July 28, presidential elections were held in Venezuela, however, there are well-founded doubts about the veracity of the results proclaimed by the National Electoral Council...

Afro-descendant

General Recommendation No. 5 of the MESECVI: A New Front in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Against Afro-descendent Women in the Americas

Washington DC, July 25, 2024.– This International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) joins efforts to...

ENLGBTI

LGBTI organizations that make Pride possible in Latin America

Washington DC., June 28, 2024.- On International LGBTI+ Pride Day, Race and Equality recognizes that the fight for the rights of LGBTI+ persons has been a long and ongoing...

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