Representatives of collectives living in Argentina met Pope Francisco

"It is an immense honor to have been able to join this delegation of community leaders, Syrian refugees, Colombians, Venezuelans and international organizations such as IOM and UNHCR, as the Secretary for Human Rights of the Nation. and hold this meeting with the pope, "said Avruj. The pontiff, for his part, celebrated the fact that the official was able to gather a large part of the communities living in Argentina.

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During the meeting, they gave him the "National Action Plan for Human Rights", a common initiative which has among its objectives, show the world the "model of coexistence and dialogue exercised by our country". According to Avruj, Argentina appears as a model to emulate in a world where there are so many alarming signs of xenophobia, anti-Semitism and discrimination, especially in Europe.

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"We came with 40 communities and gave Francisco the declaration of" Argentina, mosaic of identities ", which we signed together a few days ago, underline our commitment to a country of open doors and respect, in accordance with the laws that mandate us. Our government has defined a national plan for human rights that is proposed, among others: work for inclusion against discrimination, and this commitment that we honor day after day and also with this trip, "concluded the Secretary for Human Rights.

The delegation was composed by community representatives from China, Bulgaria, Colombia, Venezuela, Russia, Senegal, Lebanon, Basque Country, Syria and Ukraine, among others, as well as from civil and international organizations.

Today & # 39; hui It was the third encounter between Avruj and Pope Francis. In fact, they maintain a cordial link since the current Secretary for Human Rights was Executive Director of DAIA and that Jorge Bergoglio was, in 2001, the first Archbishop of Buenos Aires to go to the headquarters of the Argentine Jewish community.