Navarra (Spain), June 8, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister of Cooperation Mr. Brahim Mokhtar concluded Friday a working visit to the region Navarra, Spain, where he met with Spanish officials.
The Minister along with POLISARIO regional office visited Navarra regional parliament, at the behest of Dr. Roman Velonas Moras, President of International Coexistence and Solidarity Committee.
Addis Ababa, June 8, 2013 (SPS) - The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (RASD) participated at the celebrations organized Friday in Addis Ababa by the AU Peace and Security Commission to mark African Day of Borders to assess the progress made on the African Union Border Programme (AUBP), according to a statement of SADR embassy in Ethiopian capital.
AUBP adopted by AU Ministers in charge of Border Issues, among other things, that African borders permanently demarcated by the year 2017.
Aiun (the occupied territories) June 7, 2013 (SPS) - The Association for the Protection of Sahrawi Prisoners in Moroccan prisons’, has deplored in the strongest terms what Sahrawi prisoners are exposed to, of torture and persecution, inside Moroccan prisons, in particular the disastrous situation of Sahrawi prisoners at Moroccan Ait Melloul prison, according to a statement issued today by the Association
Oslo, June 07,2013 (SPS)– Norway's KLP pension fund company is removing French oil stock Total from its portfolio on ethical grounds due to the company's involvement in Western Sahara, the fund said.
Jeanett Bergan, head of responsible investment at KLP Asset Management (KLP Kapitalforvaltning), said: "KLP considers Total's operations on the continental shelf off Western Sahara can be linked to contravention of fundamental ethical norms."
Geneva, June 07, 2013 (SPS)- The NGO Movement Against Racism and for Friendship between Peoples (MRAP) has called the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to dispatch a fact-finding team to Western Sahara, in an oral intervention before the Human Rights Council 23rd session held these days in Geneva
Geneva, June06, 2013 (SPS)- The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), non-governmental organization, has said that “It is unacceptable that Western Sahara still lacks an official UN human rights permanent monitoring and reporting mechanisms while it is still on the UN list of decolonization and under its authority”, in Written statement submitted to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on May22, 2013
Tegucigalpa, June 06, 2013 (SPS) - The Government of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, SADR, and Honduras have signed on Wednesday a joint statement in which they expressed the desire to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries at ambassador’s level.
The event took place yesterday morning at the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa where President Porfirio Lobo and the Saharawi President's Special Envoy, Hash Ahmed signed the official document.
Washington (USA), June05, 2013(SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, met yesterday with members of the USA Senate and Congress, on the first day of his visit to the United States of America, which began on Wednesday.
The meetings dealt with the latest developments of the Sahrawi cause, especially in light of the continuing grave violations of human rights committed by the Moroccan occupation state.
LONDON (United Kingdom), June 05, 2013 (SPS)- UK will continue to stress the need to "fully" respect human rights in Western Sahara, at the United Nations Security Council, United Kingdom Minister for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Alistair Burt has said.
Paris, June 06, 2013 (SPS) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders condemned Tuesday the policy of "obstruction to freedom of information imposed by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara" after Morocco's refusal to allow entry of a foreign journalist who wanted to write an article on the political situation and human rights in the territory.
Mexico, June 05, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister for Employment, Training and Public Function, Jira Bulahi, began Tuesday a working visit to the United States of Mexico, as reported today by the Embassy of the Saharawi Republic in Mexico
At the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Function of Mexico, Jira Bulahi met Ms. Teresa Gómez del Campo, Head of the Policy Unit of Transparency and International Cooperation in the Ministry, and Ms. Soledad Murgan Eguilior, Deputy General Director, among other .
Brussels, June 05, 2013 (SPS)- The European Commission High Representative, Catherine Ashton, reaffirmed The EU full support for Western Sahara’s people right to self-determination, in a reply letter to Western Sahara Intergroup in the European Parliament regarding the Fisheries Protocol Agreement between the EU and Morocco, dated May 30th
Aiun, June04, 2013 (SPS)- The American economic magazine "Bloomberg Businessweek" has published on May28, a long report on the question of Western Sahara, with more concentration on Morocco’s Illegal plunder of the Sahrawi’s natural resources
Chahid El Hafed, June 04, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Mr.Mohamed Abdelaziz, will initiate tomorrow, Wednesday, a visit of several days to Washington before heading to UN headquarters in New York, according to a press release issued today by Presidency of the Republic.
Addis Ababa, June 04,2013 (SPS)- The AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on Morocco to End the occupation of Western Sahara and stop persecuting Sahrawi people, in an interview with The Pan African News Agency (PANA) published today
“The AU has a clear position on it: Morocco to end the occupation of the Sahrawi territory and the persecution of the people of Sahrawi” Dr. Dlamini Zuma said
Durban, June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The Republic of South Africa has renewed its firm commitment to right of Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, in statements by officials in the country during a session on the foreign policy of the State of South Africa before the National Assembly in Durban on Thursday, a source from the SADR embassy in Johannes told SPS.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The Frente Polisario has applauded African Union’s honoring of Saharawi figures and symbols, during the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), hosted by Ethiopian capital from 26 to 27 May 2013.
European Parliament (Strasbourg), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - “The right to self-determination is fundamental human rights, as provided for in the Article I of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” said the Special Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Human Rights in Sahel Region and Western Sahara Dr.Charles Tannock.
Quito (Ecuador), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, also known as Fourth Committee or the Committee of 24, has stressed the need to speedily enable the Saharawi people of their right to self-determination, reported POLISARIO delegation that attended its Caribbean Regional Seminar, convened from 28 to 30 May 2013 in Quito (capital of Ecuador).
Copenhagen (Denmark), June 2, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Mr. Villy Søvndal expressed support to the UN referendum in Western Sahara, hoping that United Nations will succeed in organizing such a referendum, informed POLISARIO representation to Denmark.
In a programme about Western Sahara broadcasted Friday on the Danish radio, the Minister said “it is vital that the UN plays a leading role in ensuring that there will be a referendum. I obviously hope that the UN will succeed in organizing such a referendum.”