Addis Ababa, Jan 23, 2015 (SPS) - The AU Permanent Representative Committee’s Sub-Committee on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa on Thursday indicated that the situation in Western Sahara is still at standstill, while the Saharawis continue to live in refugee camps in Algeria for nearly 40 years.
The Sub-Committee said, in a report, that the Saharawi refugees continue to live in refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, since nearly 40 years amid a continuous decrease in humanitarian aid.
The report, in this regard, stressed the importance of looking for sustainable sources and gives a special attention to the topic.
With regard to human rights, the report said that there are many reports about human rights violations in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, amid absence of the UN mission (MINURSO).
It, therefore, added that the efforts of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights have not come up with success, due to Moroccan obstructions. (SPS)
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