SPS 03/03/2021 - 08:27
Geneva (UN Human Rights Council) 03 March 2021 (SPS)- Ms. Aminatou Haidar, President of the Saharawi Organ against Moroccan Occupation and 2019 Right Livelihood Laureate, denounced the excalation of Moroccan human rights violations against the people of Western Sahara, in a statement she delivered Monday before the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council through video-conference.
During the General Debate on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report, Ms. Haidar expressed grave concerns over the blatant violation of the ceasefire by the Moroccan authorities last November 2020 and the escalation of reprisals targeting Saharawi activists.
“On November 13, 2020, the Moroccan army broke the ceasefire agreements, entering the area of Guerguerat, to disperse Sahrawi demonstrators, who were exercising their freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,” she affirmed.