Human rights and dignity in the nasa ethnicity. Comparative vision with current western concepts
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.2792-3681/2025.8.5Keywords:
human rights, human dignity, Nasa ethnicity, indigenous worldview, collective rights, anthropology of human rightsAbstract
This article aimed to describe the concept of human rights within the Nasa indigenous community and, at the same time, to compare it with current Western concepts of dignity and human rights. In the inquiry and reflective process, the nations of human rights and dignity in diverse non-Western cultures are explored, with a special emphasis on the Nasa community, a prominent ancestral group in Latin America. To achieve this objective, a methodology of descriptive review of the scientific literature on the subject was employed, clearly identifying the databases and sources used for the collection of information, followed by an exhaustive analysis. The article discusses the discourses on human rights between the Nasa community and Western perspectives, highlighting similarities and differences from an anthropological point of view.
The study concludes with an in-depth analysis that underscores the importance of recognizing diverse cultural frameworks in the understanding and application of human rights.
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