The term, Afrodescendants, refers to descendants of peoples who: were forcibly dispossessed of their homeland, Africa; were transported to the Americas and Slavery Diaspora for the purpose of enslavement; were subjected to slavery; were subjected to forced mixed breeding and rape; have experienced, through force, the loss of mother tongue, culture, and religion; and/or have experienced racial discrimination due to lost ties or partially lost ties from their original identity.

All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable right to self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their economic and social development according to the policy they have freely chosen.

Self-determination denotes the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order. Self-determination is a core principle of international law.

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