Shahid Al Hafed, January 4, 2015 (SPS) - 2014 was marked by “real“ condemnation of Moroccan violations of Human Rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, and the plundering of natural resources.
The latest evidence of this repression was the report of the non-governmental organization "Human Rights Watch" which called Morocco to release the Saharawi political prisoner Ambarek Daoudi.
The Robert F. Kennedy Foundation also condemned Moroccan repression policy against the Sahrawis and "crimes of the past that were not resolved," citing to the mass graves discovered in the liberated territories of Western Sahara.
Reports of Sahrawi activists and foreigners in the field of human rights referred that there are more than 500 missing Saharawi since Morocco invaded Western Sahara, and about 60 political prisoners languishing in Moroccan prisons without trial, some of them have been convicted by military trial.
Recently, many sounds of Saharawis and foreigners called to expand MINURSO mandate to include Human Rights monitoring and reporting.
For its part, many international non-governmental organizations condemned the looting of natural resources of Western Sahara, which contributes promoting Moroccan aim which endeavors "to blur" the Saharawi sovereignty and promotes economic partnership between Morocco and the European Union.
In this regard, the Western Sahara Resources Watch denounced early last December, oil exploration by the Swiss company "Glencore" in Western Sahara.
“According to Moroccan secret documents, Morocco uses natural resources of Western Sahara for political purposes in order to get sympathy of some states with his proposal (autonomy), which prevents Saharawis from their right to self-determination through referendum” said the WSRW. (SPS)
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