Madrid, June 29, 2012 (SPS) - President of the Spanish Association of Human Rights, Mr. José Antonio Gimbernat, has launched along with organization, intellectuals and university professors a campaign to aware about the historic responsibility of Spain in Western Sahara.
Mr. Gimbernat made contacts on Wednesday and Thursday with all Spanish political parties representing to the parliament. In addition, he sent a written letters to a number of Spanish figures, including the President of the Government Mr. Mariano Rajoy.
The letters called on the Government of Spain to speedily give up Madrid Accords, to uphold to its responsibilities towards the Saharawi citizens registered in Spanish census lists of 1974, as to adopt the required steps to inform the United Nations about the responsibilities of Spain, as an administrative power, as what happened in the case of Timor-Leste.
The letters also demanded that Spain, as a state, act in favor of maintaining peace and resolving the conflict of Western Sahara by peaceful means, respect for human rights and ensure self-determination.
On other hand, Justice and Peace’s Organization, backed by the President of the Spanish General Coordination of Association in Solidarity with the Saharawi People (CEAS), Mr. José Taboada, Coordinator of UJSARIO, Brahim Ould Ghali, the Saharawi activist Lafgir Kaziza, and United Left Parliamentarian Mr. Mauricio Valiente, has presented a written document to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competition, in which they denounced Spain’s selling arms to Moroccan Kingdom contrary to Spain and EU’s legislation. (SPS)
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