ANALYSIS OF MINORITY RIGHTS PROTECTION IN MADAGASCAR

Law

It is well known that Madagascar remains a developing country, and the south of the country is experiencing unprecedented extreme poverty due to unfavorable climatic conditions that make it very difficult to acquire and develop means of subsistence (agriculture or livestock). The Antandroy minority in the extreme south of the country remains the main victim, and this should be of particular concern to anyone concerned about the rights of minorities. The aim of this work is to contribute to the promotion and protection of minority rights in Madagascar, and it has involved, on the one hand, the use of legal documentary research and, on the other, the illustration of this in relation to the Antandroy minority. The research shows that minority rights, essentially the right to cultural diversity and the right to interculturality, are severely limited in favor of the Antandroy populations, generally due to the frequent climatic migrations of the Antandroy populations, but also and above all due to discrimination between migrants and natives of the host regions. There is an urgent need to devise a social protection policy that emphasizes the fight against climatic disasters and the creation of a united and resilient people.

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