REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS AT WCAR

The third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (WCAR), held in Durban from August 31 to September 8, has received largely negative press. But for those of us present in Durban, this was not the whole picture. The voices of thousands of victims of racism and xenophobia were heard and the achievements in many areas were far-reaching. Not least amongst these, were gains made in the defence of refugee and migrants' rights for which NGOs, in particular, should be especially proud.