Racial discrimination against people of African descent 2011, para. 6

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] Racism and structural discrimination against people of African descent, rooted in the infamous regime of slavery, are evident in the situations of inequality affecting them and reflected, inter alia, in the following domains: their grouping, together with indigenous peoples, among the poorest of the poor; their low rate of participation and representation in political and institutional decision-making processes; additional difficulties they face in access to and completion and quality of education, which results in the transmission of poverty from generation to generation; inequality in access to the labour market; limited social recognition and valuation of their ethnic and cultural diversity; and a disproportionate presence in prison populations.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
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N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Poverty
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
Year
2011
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 34, Racial discrimination against people of African descent (2011), para. 6.
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Conclusion / Recommendation
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6