sexta-feira, 7 de novembro de 2008

POLISARIO urges the UN to send a mission of investigation in Western Sahara


The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Wednesday, to send a mission to investigate on the human rights situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

Mr. Abdelaziz warned, in an interview to the Spanish press agency, EFE, against the "dangers that may result from the current situation in the territories of Western Sahara under the Moroccan occupation".

He held "the Moroccan authorities accountable of crimes, abductions and arrests against the Saharawis because of their political opinion", adding that the “repression is the daily life of the Saharawi population in the occupied zones of Western Sahara".

"It seems strange, to us, that this is taking place before the eyes of the UN Mission for the organisation of a referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)", he deplored. He urged the UN to include the protection of the human rights in the mandate of its Mission on the ground.

"It is time for Morocco to say to Morocco to put an end to the obstacles its is erecting in front of the peace process, as well as its violations of the Security Council’s resolutions that call for direct negotiations without pre-conditions between the two parties to the conflict, POLISARI and Morocco", he underlined.

Mr. Abdelaziz reiterated the "availability of POLISARIO to continue the negotiations in good will, conforming to the decisions of the UN with a view to reach a solution that guarantee Saharawi people’s right to self-determination".

He finally called in the "French and Spanish governments to review the current position, that POLISARIO considers as favourable to Morocco".


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