France must grant favourable conditions to Saharawis’ self-determination

The Secretary General of the Saharawi Women Union, Mrs. Fatma Mahdi, estimated that France must work to provide favourable conditions for the Saharawi people to freely exercise their right to self-determination, in a statement she gave Tuesday in Paris. France can play this role by respect of the principles of international justice, human rights and peace consolidation," Fatma Mahdi told the press. It should be recalled that the French government has always backed the Moroccan colonial adventure in Western Sahara, in complete opposition to the international law. IN the early 70ies, the French army even backed Moroccan army to invade Western Sahara. French Jaguars attacked POLISARIO Front’s freedom fighters in 76 causing many deaths. The French government also supports Morocco in the UN, and usually opposes any kind of mentioning of Rabat’s human rights violation in Western Sahara. In 2006, France refused to allow the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights to publish a report elaborated by a mission to the region, because it clearly states that Morocco’s violation of the right to self-determination is the reason for all human rights violations in Western Sahara.

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