Spain will promote the protection of the rights of African descent

Policy Response DateFebruary 13, 2012 Country: Spain Address: Alcala de Henares General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion

Spain will promote in 2014 as headquarters of the  II World Summit of African descent, to be held at the University of Alcala de Henares, the rights of African descendants in  the world.

During the celebration of the First International Symposium of Experts on Indigenous Populations of African Descent in Europe has given recognition as Afrodescendant of Honor to the Princess Irene of Greece-president of the association "World in Harmony" - for their commitment in the fight and rights of these peoples.

Of the more than 200 million African descent in the world, about 10 million live in Europe and of these, two million in Spain, according to the Afrohispanos.

Its president, Guillermo Ponce, explained that in Spain, this population lives in situations of exclusion and invisibility and that within the immigrant community is the one with largest number of unemployed people in an irregular situation, ie without valid documentation to live or work in Spain.

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