Pretoria, Nov 27, 2013 (SPS) - A vigil to protest Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara was organized today, Wednesday, outside the Moroccan embassy in South Africa, said a source from Saharawi Republic’s embassy in Pretoria.
The vigil, organized by the African National Congress (ANC), is part of a programme annually held by the South African movement of solidarity with the Saharawi people.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU), Rally of Solidarity with the Saharawi people, Communist Party and the civil society coordination of Pretoria and Johannesburg took part at the protest.
Raised Saharawi flag and large banner reading “solidarity the referendum for self-determination in Western Sahara”, the participants of this vigil roamed Pretorius Street.
At the end of the protest, they read a statement, in which they expressed unshakeable solidarity with the Saharawi people and their just struggle for freedom and independence.
The statement denounced Morocco’s obstacles in the face of organizing the decolonization of Western Sahara, urging to respect international law on human rights and disclose the fate of all missing Saharawis and free the political prisoners.
It also called for the need to abide by requirements of international law in regard to the respect for human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, and to stop the depletion of Western Sahara’s natural resources and wealth. (SPS)
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