Afro-Colombian communities suffer from some of the
highest indices of poverty, social and economic exclusion, and internal displacement due to the internal armed conflict in
the country. Although Afro-Colombian communities have unique territorial rights and autonomy under Colombian and international
law, specifically through Law 70 of 1993, many seek increased international attention to fully implement these rights.
Like their sisters and brothers throughout the world,
the rights of Afro-Colombians are being undermined on a daily basis. Through forced removal, forced labor under slave-like
conditions, seizure of land, beatings and disappearances, the ruling group has been working to eliminate the freedoms and
material resources that Afro-Colombians earned generations ago. The Norma Lozano Jackson Foundation is seeking to raise awareness
of these injustices so that efforts can be mounted to stop these injustices.
