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John Antón Sánchez

Professor at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales - IAEN (Ecuador). PhD in Social Sciences from FLACSO-Equador. Researches plurinationality, race and ethnicity, discrimination and inequalities.

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Afro-Latin American proposals for people of African descent around the world

It is essential to strengthen solidarity among peoples of the African Diaspora and promote diplomacy among states.

Cooperation between Latin America and Africa from the perspective of the peoples of the Diaspora

Cooperation between Latin America and Africa should propose the discussion of Afro-descendant power and analyze the advocacy strategy for the transformation of democracy in the West.

Latin American Afro-descendants and reparative justice

People of African descent have much higher poverty rates than the non-African descent population due to a history of exclusion and inequality.

The Exclusion of Afro-descendant Women in Latin America

Today is the International Day of of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women. Although the presence of politicians such as Epsy Campbell and Francia Márquez show their growing prominence, the conditions of exclusion, inequality and citizen deficit of these women are multiple.