Discriminated against for speaking their own language (fwd link)

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Discriminated against for speaking their own language

April 16, 2014



   - Millions of Latin Americans lack health, employment or education
   services because they do not speak Spanish but instead one of the hundreds
   of indigenous languages of the region.


Have you ever felt excluded for speaking your own language in another
country? Imagine if that happened in your homeland.

Millions of Latin Americans --especially those of indigenous descent-- who
speak a language other than Spanish or Portuguese face this linguistic
exclusion every day. This exclusion extends to other areas of life,
including those of employment, health, education, and of course, in the
social sphere.

​Access full article below:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/04/16/discriminados-por-hablar-su-idioma-natal-peru-quechua
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