speaking to the Algerian newspaper "Al Khabar", Khadad added that the document cites damning truths about violations of human rights in Western Sahara that have been overshadowed by the Security Council. Therefore, he calls on the international community to act and reflect the situation in the occupied territories.
Commenting on criticism of Rabat on the content of the report, the Saharawi diplomat said: "The Robert Kennedy center has seen first hand what happens in Al-Ayun and reported facts, but the Moroccan government wants to distort the struggle of the Saharawi people, this is not strange for colonizers."
International organizations of human rights had already confirmed these truths. The international community must now fulfill its role and enable the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination, he added. Khedad reiterated the request of the Polisario Front to enable MINURSO to monitor human rights in Western Sahara.
He also called the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, to visit the region as soon as possible and set a date for the referendum on self-determination. (SPS)
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