May 2014

Luanda (Angola),May 25, 2014 (SPS) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has adopted a resolution on the situation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, calling for the respect of human rights of the the Sahrawi people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, at its 55th Ordinary Session held from 28 April 2014 in Luanda, Angola.

The complete text of the Resolution :  

“African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
 

Luanda (Angola),May 25, 2014 (SPS) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has adopted a resolution on the situation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, condemning  the widespread human rights abuses perpetrated by Morocco against the Sahrawi people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

Algiers, May 25, 2014 (SPS) - Upon its creation in the 1950s, the Non-Aligned Movement committed to the defense of peoples’ aspirations for freedom and self-determination, and deployed support actions to the national liberation movements struggling against foreign occupation and against racial segregation.

Pretoria (South Africa) 24 May 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz participated on Saturday in the investiture ceremony of President of the Republic of South Africa Mr. Jacob Zuma, in the presence of about forty heads of state and government and delegates from Africa and the world.

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2014 (SPS) - Representatives of Saharawi civil society participated between the 21st and 23rd to the regional consultations of Non-State Actors on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the AU Peace and Security Council, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2014 (SPS) - A delegation composed of poets, a singer, a researcher in culture and a representative of the Saharawi Ministry of Culture, participated these past days to the events of the ARCH, organized by the AU as part of the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Pan African Organisation.

The event, entitled “Africa Re-imagination Creative Hub (ARCH)” is organized from the 21st of May and will be closed this 25th in the AU Conference Centre in Addis Ababa.

Madrid, May 24, 2014 (SPS) The Iranian lawyer and Nobel Laureate for Peace 2003, Shirin Ebadi, on Friday expressed her concern about the injustice experienced by the Saharawi people, calling on the international community to act to end to this injustice, which lasted so long, according to a statement of CEAS-Sahara.

BirLehlu (Liberated Territories), May 24, 2014 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, sent a letter of congratulations to the new President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, HE José Vaz who Marios, who won the elections of May 18, wishing him every success.

BirLehlou, 24 May, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz congratulated Presidentof the Republic of Guyana His Excellency Donald Ramotar on the occasion of the 48th Anniversary of the Independence of your Country, in a letter Thursday.

London, May 23, 2014 (SPS) - British members of parliament, in a report recapitulating their mission in the Sahrawi occupied territories in February, the recurrent violations of human rights in this part of the world and the looting of natural resources by Morocco and its allies.

Nadi (Fiji) 22 May 2014 (SPS) – The United Nations Decolonization Committee will discuss the issue of Western Sahara during the conference which is held in Nadi, Fiji, from Wednesday to Friday.

The Conference will discuss the Sahrawi issue among the 17 Non-self governing territories on the United Nations list, with the aim of speeding up the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2011/2020).

Pretoria (South Africa), May 22, 2014 (SPS) - At an official invitation of President Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic Secretary-General of  the Polisario front Mohamed abdelaziz headed Thursday to South Africa to take part in his official inauguration after his reelection as President of South Africa and the win of his party, the African National Congress (ANC), in the legislative elections.

Dili (East Timor) May 22, 2014 (SPS) - President East Timor throug Mr. Taur Matan Ruak has renewed  the support of East Timor to the right of the Sahrawi and Palestinian peoples to self-determination and to choose their future in a democratic way in line with the United Nations Charter and international law.

 Madrid, 22/05/2014 (SPS) -  Minister of the Occupied Territories and Community Abroad Mohamed wali Akeik participated Wednesday in the Congress on Universal Justice in Madrid organized by the international foundation that bears the name of former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón.

 Discussions focused mainly on the situation of human rights in Western Sahara, Argentina and Chile.

Shaheed Hafed, May 22, 2014 (SPS) - The Polisario Front reiterated Wednesday its cooperation with the efforts of the United Nations and its Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, in order to achieve a solution that respects the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

Algiers May 22, 2014 (SPS) - Ambassador of South Africa to Algeria Mr. Joseph Kotane renewed his country's support of the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, during a meeting Thursday with Sahrawi Ambassador Mr. Brahim Ghali at the headquarters of the Sahrawi embassy in Algiers.