RACISM AND SEGREGATION IN COLOMBIA: HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WORK IN THE AFRICAN-DESCENT POPULATION OF THE PACIFIC

Abstract

This article seeks to analyze the evidence found through a bibliographic review, about the manifestation of racial segregation and vulnerability of Afro-descendants of the Colombian Pacific in the areas of employment, health and education. Likewise, the data and information found in each of the areas are contrasted with what is stated in the theories of Human Rights and the Center-Periphery theory that are analyzed throughout the article. The foregoing, to achieve a better understanding of how racism affects the full development of these human rights for this community, and to expose the differential dynamics that the Pacific experiences as a periphery compared to the country's large cities as centers. Finally, the conclusions on the relationship between skin color and geographic location with quality of life, socio-economic development and compliance with the human rights of this population are presented.