International Human Rights Organizations Call on Human Rights Council to Address Serious Deterioration of Situation in Occupied Western Sahara
BY: Dr. Hana Saada
ALGIERS- The International Federation for the Protection of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic, and Other Minority Rights and the International Movement for Youth and Students for the United Nations have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to address the serious deterioration of the situation in occupied Western Sahara, as Morocco continues to deny Sahrawis their right to self-determination as stipulated in UN resolutions.
In a joint oral statement delivered before the Human Rights Council by Sahrawi activist Fatima Aziza Moulai, the organizations expressed deep concern over the failure of the United Nations to organize a referendum on self-determination for Western Sahara since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Moulai stressed, “The UN has sought to play a positive role in ending colonization and establishing the right to self-determination as a fundamental principle of human rights. However, its failure to organize a self-determination referendum for Western Sahara is deeply troubling.”
Furthermore, Moulai added, “The situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara is deteriorating on several fronts, as confirmed by reports from human rights organizations. Natural resources are being exploited without consulting the Sahrawi people, and all voices advocating or defending the right to self-determination are being harassed.”
The statement also emphasized that arbitrary arrests, unfair trials, and the imprisonment of Sahrawi human rights defenders constitute a serious obstacle to achieving a peaceful solution to the conflict. Moulai stressed that the immediate release of all Sahrawi political prisoners would be a significant step towards building trust.
In conclusion, Fatima Aziza emphasized the need for the Human Rights Council to take action to support human rights monitoring and urgently organize the self-determination referendum in Western Sahara. She emphasized, “Without justice, there can be no peace, and the escalating conflict is the last thing the region needs.”
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