ABOUT
BIRTHMARK OF AFRICA
Because We Are All African By Descent...
MISSION & HISTORY.
Birthmark of Africa® is a UK human rights and climate change research institute. As a group of researchers, campaigners and scholars, each dedicated to exploring disparities and human rights violations faced by people of African descent, we formed Birthmark of Africa® in 2018. Our research disciplines range from Human and Social Sciences, Humanities and Film Studies. Birthmark of Africa® has identified that people of African descent who can be physically, culturally and verbally identified as such, are treated unfairly and discriminated against simply because of the colour of their skin.
Our mission is to develop existing research and knowledge
surrounding current disparities and human rights violations faced by people of African descent and, with this knowledge, influence change.
At Birthmark of Africa® we firmly believe that each of us, no matter our race, is originally African by descent and therefore bear the 'Birthmark of Africa'.
Our aim is to ensure that this great 'Birthmark of Africa' is universally recognised, honoured and appreciated.
HUMAN RIGHTS & CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES.
Human Rights Challenges
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Police Brutality
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Institutional and Systemic Racism
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Discrimination
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Unlawful Deportations
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Gender Inequality
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Human trafficking
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Unemployment
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LGBTQ+ rights
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Disappearances
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Unlawful use of Data Privacy
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Extremism
Contemporary forms of racism and the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism all contribute to human right and climate change challenges.
Our research at Birthmark of Africa® has found that people of African descent face several human rights and climate change challenges these include:-
Climate Change Challenges
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Exploitation of Resources
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Displacement
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Impacts on Species and Ecosystems
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Drought
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Wild Fires
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Famine
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Land Slides
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Inland Water
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Ocean Acidification
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Poverty
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Socio-Economic Consequences
PARTNERS.
We are honoured to be working alongside the dedicated and passionate partners below of whom we have in common the desire to make a positive change to the world in which we live.
