Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 26, 2011 (SPS) - The Saharawi Union of Students (UESARIO) has strongly condemned the blatant abuse committed by the Moroccan occupation authorities against the Saharawi students and expelling them from study on the ground of their attachment to Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.
In a statement issued Thursday, the Union underlined “when we strongly follow-up the developments on the student scene in the occupied part of our country and inside Moroccan universities, we renew our strong indignation and condemnation to such blatant abuse.”
The Union called on all its components everywhere to show solidarity with the Saharawi students who are still protesting at the Casablanca University, drawing attention of all the partners including international students, youth and trade unions organizations “for the immediate act to pressurize Moroccan occupation state, stop its systematic attack on the defenseless Saharawi students and its violation of their legitimate rights to express their attitudes and opinions about their political cause as well as respecting their right to continue the study.”
It also expressed deep regret on the international community’s disregard to the ongoing gross human rights violations in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
“Despite the Moroccan state continuation to encroach the spirit of the international Charter and law that guarantee the free expression of opinions and positions as well as the legitimacy to claim for the legitimate rights including the right to follow-up study, the international community is still ignoring the adoption of an international mechanism to monitor human rights and report it in the Territory,” asserted the statement.
The Moroccan occupation authorities has been carrying out a huge campaign of oppression and abuse against the Saharawi students at the Casablanca University, who are currently holding a sit-in to demand their legitimate right to register in the academic year 2011-2012. (SPS)
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