June 2012

Brussels, June 23, 2012 (SPS) - The Western Sahara Resource Watch report launched Sunday together with Emmaus Stockholm from Sweden a report under the title ‘Label and Liability’, which documents how produce from the controversial agro-industry in the occupied territory of Western Sahara, ends up in the baskets of unaware EU customers, just a week before a new agricultural agreement between the EU and Morocco is expected to enter into force.

 AitMelloul(Morocco) June22, 2012(SPS) the Saharawi political prisoners, Yahyam Mohamed Alhafed Iaza, Chikh Amidan and Isa Buda, Thursday started limited hunger strike for 48 hours in the Moroccan prison of Ait Melloulto protest against discrimination that practiced by prison’s administration and to express solidarity with the Saharawi political prisoner, Sahel Rtimi, who is in unlimited hunger strike in the same prison, according to Saharawi judicial sources.

Washington  (United States) June21,2012(SPS) - US Department of State severly criticized Morocco for the scale of human trafficking affecting Moroccan men, women and children, victims of forced labor and sex trafficking, not only in their country but also in Europe and the Middle East.
 

In a 2012 world report on Trafficking in Persons, the Department of State stressed that Morocco "is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women and children who are subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking."
 

Vienna, June21, 2012(SPS) the foreign affairs committee in the Austrian parliament, Tuesday, adopted recommendation presented by representatives of the Democratic Socialist Party, the People’s party and the Greens party, urged the Foreign Minister to work on the European level to push Moroccan government to respect human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and to open the territory before international organizations and media.
 

Bir Lahlu (liberated territories)June20,2012(SPS) President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, received an official invitation from President of Tanzania ,Jakaya,Mrisho,Kikwete, to pay an official visit to the United  Republic of Tanzania.
 

“It gives me great pleasure to extend this invitation on behalf of the Government and the people of the United Republic of Tanzania, to your Excellency, to pay an official visit to Tanzania” said President Jakaya, in a message to his counterpart Mohamed Abdelaziz.
 

February 27th School (Refugee Camps), June 20, 2012 (SPS Two cooperation agreements have been signed Tuesday February 27th School by Algerian and Sahrawi associations with a view to strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the protection and promotion of human rights and also in the fight against antipersonnel mines.

Chaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), , June 20, 2012 (SPS) -  The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz has praised on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Presidency, "the positive outcome" of the Algerian diplomacy in the fifty years of independence.

Algiers, June 19, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Algerian National Popular Assembly (NPA) , Mohamed Larbi Ould Khalifa, recived Tuesday in Algiers a delegation from the Saharawi National Council (SNC) led by its President, Mr. Khatri Aduh.

Speaking to reporters, Khatri Addouh said his meeting with Mr. Khalifa was an opportunity to discuss the historical bilateral bonds of friendship between the two brotherly peoples as well as to promote the parliamentarian cooperation between the two countries.

February 27th School (Refugee Camps), June 19, 2012 (SPS) -Morocco has recently used  civilian militias to "spread terror" among the Saharawi citizens in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, said Monday the Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar.

In his speech an international conference on Saharawi  children's rights, Prime Minister  said that Morocco uses these militias because of criticism from international organizations for their flagrant violations of human rights in occupied Western Shara.

February 27th School (Refugee Camps), June 19, 2012 (SPS) -The President of the National Council (Parliament), Khatri Addouh, has urged the United Nations to assume its responsibilities in implementing its decisions, especially those relating to Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.

February 27th School (refugee camps), June 18, 2012 (SPS) - The Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, appreciated Monday the UNESCO’s accept, for the first time, the invitation of the Saharawi authorities to attend the international conference on Saharawi children rights, through its Goodwill Ambassador the Algerian Mr. Rabah Madjer.

February 27th School (refugee camps), June 18, 2012 (SPS) - An international conference on the rights of Saharawi children under the title “Saharawi child: between current reality and international charters” opened Monday in the Saharawi refugee camps, marking the International Day of the African Child celebrated on June 16 every year, in the presence of Saharawi, international and Algerian associations.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), June 18, 2012 (SPS) - Frenet Polisario has announced its “full cooperation” with the new Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General in Western Sahara, German diplomat Mr. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, expressing readiness to work for felicitating his mission.

Madrid, June 18, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi community in Spain condemned Saturday all forms of repression practiced by the Moroccan occupation against the Saharawi people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, in a statement marking the anniversary of the historic Zemla Uprising.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), June 18, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has sent a letter of condolence to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the passing away of the late His Royal Highness Crown Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz.

Florence (Tuscany, Italy), June 17, 2012 (SPS) - Petitioners during Florence conference on Saharawi human rights, which was held under the title “the right to human rights: Western Sahara between occupation and self-determination”, unanimously denounced the occupation of Western Sahara and violations of human rights committed by Moroccan state against the defenseless Saharawi citizens.

Florence (Tuscany, Italy), June 17, 2012 (SPS) - The international conference on the Saharawi human rights of Florence wrapped out Saturday afternoon, in the presence of the President Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Tuscany Mr. Enrico Rossi and Mayor of Florence Mr. Andrea Balducci, as well as a number of heads of Tuscany’s municipalities.


A documentary tells the full story of the settling and military dismantling of Gdeim Izik by the Moroccan military on November 2010 has been screened during the Conference.

Tuscany (Italy), June 16, 2012 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, drew Saturday attention of participants of Florence international conference on Saharawi human rights to the threats and risks of repression and terrorism committed by Moroccan state against the Saharawi people, in denial to their right of self-determination, in his speech at the opening of the Conference.

New York, June 16, 2012 (SPS) - “The question of Western Sahara must be resolved through the exercise of the right to self-determination for the Saharawi people,” said Friday Mr. Ahmed Bukhari, Polisario Front’s Representative to the United Nations, in a speech before the Decolonization Committee of the UN in New York, as reported by Sahrawi diplomats.

New York, June 16, 2012 (SPS) - “Human rights were being violated, natural resources were being exploited and the promised referendum had not yet been held,” lamented Friday Ms. Jenny Lalama-Fernandez, Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nation in his intervention on the matter of Western Sahara within the UN Special Committee on Declaration.


Ms. Fernandez expressed the support of her country to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.