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Article: Vatican supports migrant rights at Conference Against Racism.(United Nations World Conference against Racism, 2001)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 14, 2001
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Participants in the World Conference Against Racism -- including the Vatican -- affirmed the rights of ethnic minorities, migrants and other vulnerable groups.
However, U.S. and Israeli withdrawal from the conference over language in draft documents almost derailed the conference momentum.
At a parallel forum for nongovernmental organizations, the historical implications of racist structures, such as the slave trade and apartheid, were examined and debated.
During the U.N.-sponsored conference, the Vatican called on participants to affirm the rights of all migrants, regardless of immigration status.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, head of ...