Shaheed Elhafed (Refugee Camps) – UN Secretary General envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross arrived Saturday Shaheed Elhafed, (Saharawi refugee camps) as part of a three-day visit.
During his visit, the UN envoy is scheduled to meet with Sahrawi President, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and members of the Saharawi delegation in charge of the negotiations and the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front.
Rabat (Morocco), February 13, 2015 (SPS) - Nongovernmental human rights organisations (NGO) expressed their concern about the intimidations exerted in Morocco against torture victims, calling the authorities of this country to respect the United Nations’ Convention against Torture.
New York (United Nations), February 13, 2015 (SPS) - UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross began Wednesday a trip to the region, the first stage of which is Moroccan capital, Rabat, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq has announced.
Ross will hold talks with Morocco and the Polisario Front as well as the neighbouring states," the AFP cited the UN spokesman as saying.
Canberra, Feb 12, 2015 (SPS) - The Australian Western Sahara Association (AWSA) has condemned the decision made by the Swiss NGO “Crans Montana Forum” to hold its annual seminar in the occupied Saharawi city of Dajla, adding it undermines the efforts being undertaken by the international community to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara.
In a letter addressed to the Forum’s board, AWSA said that such move will violate the fundamental ethical norms and is surely contrary to the commitment of the Crans Montana Forum.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Feb 12, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi Coordinator with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mr. Mhamed Khaddad, on Thursday said that Ross’s visit to the region comes within the context of the shuttled tours he initiated to prepare for a new round of negotiations between the Polisario Front and Morocco.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Feb 12, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, on Thursday oversaw the inauguration of soap factory in the Saharawi refugee camps.
Speaking at the celebration, President Mohamed Abdelaziz thanked all partners, of which the UNHCR, ECHO and Triangle, underscoring the importance of such an initiative to contributing in the alleviation of Saharawi refugees’ suffering.
Bir Lehlou (liberated zones), Feb 11, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, on Wednesday sent a letter of congratulation his Iranian counterpart, Mr. Hassan Rouhani, on the celebrations marking the 36th anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
The letter stated that such event was “a culmination of long years of struggle and resistance, through which the Iranian people demonstrated the best examples of steadfastness and sacrifice.”
Bir Lehlou (liberated zones), Feb 11, 2015 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has urgently called for an immediate action to ensure protection for the Saharawi civilians, asking that MINURSO be empowered with a mechanism to monitor human rights in the occupied part of Western Sahara.
Abuja, Feb 11, 2015 (SPS) - Secretary General of Saharawi Workers Union (UGTSARIO), Mohamed Cheichk Mohamed Lehbib, on Tuesday highly appreciated the historical positions of support to Saharawi people’s struggle always been shown by Nigerian workers, under leadership of the Labour Congress (NLC).
Algiers, Feb 11, 2015 (SPS) - Members of the Algerian Council of Nation (Upper House of Parliament) and a delegation of the German parliament (Bundestag) underlined Tuesday the necessity to continue the efforts for the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, said the Algeria Upper House in a communiqué.
This announcement was made during a meeting held Tuesday in Algiers attended by members of the Algerian Council of Nation and a delegation of the friendly group with the Maghreb countries at the Bundestag. (SPS)
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), February 11, 2015 (SPS) - The Centre for the Protection of Collective Memory in Western Sahara on Tuesday sent a letter to Crans Montana Forum President, in which it called him to stand neutral on the Western Sahara issue, still registered in the UN list of non-self-autonomous territory.
The letter recalled the opinion of UN Legal Counsel Hans Corell which states that any exploitation of Western Sahara natural resources will be in violation of international law.
Chahid Al hafed (refugee camps), Feb 10, 2015 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers on Tuesday welcomed the resumption of mission of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Christopher Ross, and assumption of the duties of Ms. Kim Bolduc, Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO.
National Council (June 9th School, Saharawi refugee camps), Feb 10, 2015 (SPS) - The National Council (parliament) on Tuesday elected heads of its committees and reiterated confidence in Mr. Salama Mohamed Amaisa as deputy speaker.
Following is the list of heads of parliamentary committees:
- Sid Almahdi Abderrahman.
- Jaddu Al-Hajj.
- Daid Jaliha.
- Hadia Cheichk Mbarek.
- Dih Nawcha.
- Abdellah Bouchaab. (SPS)
Chahid Al hafed (refugee camps), Feb 10, 2015 (SPS) - Chair of the Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), Mr. Erik Hagen, will begin Thursday a visit to the Saharawi refugee camps.
During his stay in the camps, Mr. Hagen will deliver a workshop jointly organized by the Saharawi students and youth unions.
He will also hold talks with Mr. Mhamed Khaddad, Saharawi Coordinator with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Feb 10, 2015 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers on Tuesday condemned the strategy of obstruction and procrastination pursued by Moroccan Kingdom, underlying that it cannot, in any way, put conditions on UN work in Western Sahara.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Feb 2, 2015 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reiterated rejection of the Saharawi people to the Moroccan looting of Western Sahara natural resources, denouncing the drilling operations being carried out by the U.S. company Kosmos Energy off the territory’s coasts.
Abuja, Feb 2, 2015 (SPS) - The outgoing president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, on Monday called on African workers, particularly the Nigerians, to continue mobilizing for the acceleration of the decolonization process in Western Sahara and to ensure the right to self-determination for Saharawi people.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Feb 2, 2015 (SPS) - Two Saharawi human rights organizations called the chairman of the Crans Montana Forum to cancel the organization of the next edition in the Saharawi occupied city of Dajla.
Boujdour (refugee camps), Feb 2, 2015 (SPS) - The Preparatory committee for the 7th congress of Saharawi Women Union on Sunday held its first meeting at the headquarters of the Union in Boujdour, Saharawi refugee camps.
The meeting was chaired by the General Secretary of the Union, Mrs. Fatma El-Mehdi, and head of Polisario Front’s political organization, Mr. Salem Labsir.
EL-Aaiun (occupied territories), February 9, 2015 (SPS) -The attacks carried out against the Sahrawi people by the Moroccan occupation forces continue in the Saharawi occupied capital, EL-Aaiun, where a peaceful demonstration was brutally repressed recently.
The protesters demanded the decolonization of Western Sahara and the release of all Saharawi political prisoners, a source at the Ministry of Occupied Territories and community abroad, which also reported a deadly assault by Moroccan settlers, against a young Sahrawi in EL-Aaiun.