Sahrawi People Victim of Multiple Human Rights Violations
The Sahrawi people “is the victim of multiple human rights violations perpetrated by the Moroccan colonial system” in the occupied territories, said Tuesday in Boumerdes President of the Sahrawi National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) Said Filali. Faced with this situation, said Filali, who led a conference as part of the summer university of the […]
EU Backs UN Efforts to Settle Conflict With Morocco
European Union (EU) supports UN efforts to reach a solution to Western Sahara conflict based on Saharawi people’s right to self-determination, and intends no action undermining those efforts, said Federica Mogherini, the EU high representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, vice-president of the European Commission, cited by the media on Saturday. The EU official, […]
UN’s Silence On the Moroccan Espionage Undermines Its Credibility in Western Sahara Peace Process
United Nations Secretariat General silence on Morocco’s spy operations undermines its credibility in Western Sahara peace process, reported website Algérie Patriotique. The Algerian daily Algérie Patriotique says in its today edition that “thanks to his friend Kompass, Morocco’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, is occuping a front place to get reported […]
Moroccan women ‘freed’ over wearing skirts in Inezgane
Two Morocco women have been acquitted of indecency charges after they went on trial for wearing short skirts, their lawyer says. They were arrested on 16 June in a market in Inezgane, near Agadir, after being heckled by market traders. Their case sparked a national outcry and an internet petition calling the arrest an attack […]
Moroccan TV channel escapes censure over Jennifer Lopez
A Moroccan TV channel has escaped sanctions after broadcasting a controversial Jennifer Lopez concert. The country’s Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane ordered an investigation following Lopez’s “sexually suggestive” performance at a music festival which aired on public television channel 2M. He said the show violated Morocco’s laws, and called for sanctions against the channel’s management. But […]
Creation of Local Committee in Support Sahrawi People in Minas, Brazil
Minas (Brazil) July 5, 2015 (SPS) – The creation of a local committee in support of the Sahrawi people has been announced during a meeting held by the Representative of the Polisario Front, Mohammed Zroug, with representatives of social movements in Minas, southwest Brazil, reported by Brazilian media sources. The same sources confirmed that the […]
Aragonese Families Host Sahrawi Children With Disabilities
Aragon A group of Saharawi children with disabilities have been taken this summer by Aragonese families for their holidays, and will be given pediatric checks in health centers. The group of Saharawi children with disabilities consists of eight children, five of them live in residences and resorts of associations for the disabled in Huesca province, […]
Sahrawi Women Are Seen As Powerful and Are Leaders
Women in the Sahrawi culture are seen as powerful and are leaders in their community. They are the doctors in the camp hospitals, the scientists in the small laboratory which makes basic drugs for the refugees, the teachers in the school and the ones who call the shots under the tented roofs, said The Independent. […]
Moroccan women on trial on charges of “gross indecency” for wearing skirts
Two women have gone on trial in Morocco on charges of “gross indecency” for wearing skirts. The two were arrested in Inezgane last month, after a market trader drew attention to what they were wearing and a crowd gathered round, reports say. An internet petition calling the arrest an attack on personal freedom has attracted […]
Anders Kompass Abort Ban Ki-Moon’s Plans for Western Sahara
The UN official Anders Kompass helped aborting UN Secretary General’s plans relating to give a role to the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to report on the situation of human rights in Western Sahara, according to a confidential letter sent by former Ambassador of Morocco in Geneva, Omar Hilale. In a letter sent on […]
