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The Occupation We Choose to Ignore’

Do you know who I am? I am a Sahrawi. The land to which I refer is what is known today as the non-self-governing territory ofWestern Sahara. My country was colonized by the Spanish and the French between 1884 and 1975, divided in two and occupied by Moroccan and Mauritanian forces thereafter, and has been ruled exclusively by the Kingdom of Morocco from 1979 until the present.

The Western Sahara: forgotten first source of the Arab Spring

this is one part of the Arab Spring that western governments don't want to talk about. And their silence, and the UN's complicity in it, is why that repression continues, and a terrible injustice is perpetuated.

ISS - News - The Western Sahara and North African People’s Power

Respect the right of individuals to peacefully express their opinions regarding the status and future of the Western Sahara and to document violations of human rights

King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement - Telegraph

it has emerged that the single biggest beneficiary of the deal will be the King of Morocco, who is head of one of the three largest agricultural producers in the north African country and lays claim to 12,000 hectares of the nation's most fertile farmland.

North African Dispatches Africa’s Forgotten Colony

Oblivion it seems is the current reality for the arid North African territory of Western Sahara; often referred to as Africa’s ‘Last Colony’. In my opinion, it would be more accurate to describe it as ‘Africa’s Forgotten Colony’.

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Apr 17, 2011

RFK Center and Aminatou Haidar Call for an Investigation into the Clashes in the Camp Outside El Aaiun | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights

The RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights and 2008 RFK Human Rights Award Winner, Aminatou Haidar, call for an immediate investigation into the clashes between Moroccan military forces and thousands of Saharawis living in the Gadaym Izik camps in Western Sahara and denounce the violence. Initial reports indicate that up to 11 Saharawis have been killed and hundreds are wounded or missing. The Moroccan government disputes these reports indicating that 6 individuals have been killed and dozens injured. Between 12,000 and 25,000 people were protesting economic and social conditions in Western Sahara when the violence erupted.

The absence of reliable information on the incident demonstrates again the necessity for an independent human rights monitoring mechanism within the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO. This human rights mandate would promote protection of human rights in the region.

The RFK Center and Ms. Haidar call for an immediate investigation by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights into the attacks, both at the camps in Gadaym Izik and within El Aaiun. The RFK Center and Ms. Haidar reiterate concern over the lack of a human rights monitoring mechanism to provide accurate information on human rights abuses in Western Sahara.

Africa's last colony -Western Sahara

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