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4 Jun 2013 | Commentary | News

The Afro-Colombian Situation Requires More U.S. Action

In this article in the Pensamiento Afro Bulletin, Bernal and Sánchez-Garzoli explore how racism pervades Colombian society, with discrimination all sectors of society from academia to social leaders to trade unionists. The U.S. must exert political pressure on the Colombian government to secure the implementation of Colombia’s anti-discrimination laws.

To read the article (Spanish only, pages 9-10), please click here.