Brussels (European Parliament) May30,2012(SPS) - "Sons of the Clouds, The Last Colony," a poignant documentary about repression in Western Sahara and the deteriorating situation of human rights in the occupied territories, was shown Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels, in the presence of co-producers and Euro deputies members of the EU intergroup "Peace for the Saharawi People."
Throughout an hour and a half, pictures on Moroccan forces’ repression in the occupied Western Sahara territories reveal a "deteriorating" human rights situation, to which the international community, and mainly the European Union, shows a "little interest."
In addition to the chronology of the last 40 years of occupation, the documentary criticizes the "silence" and "complicity" of some Western leaders, including the French and the Spanish.
It also denounces the "evasion" of Moroccan authorities when it comes to finding a lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, based on Saharawi people’s right to self-determination through a referendum.
Spain, as a former colonial power, and France, as an influential member of the UN Security Council, are accused of "blocking" any UN binding resolution against Rabat, due to their "special" diplomatic relations with Morocco.(SPS)
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