Yesterday, 24 October, the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie opened fire on a Nissan 4x4 pick up from Saharawi civilians who tried to join the exiled Sahrawi camps, 25 km from El Aaiun to bring the water and food. Elgarhi Nayem Foidal Sueid Mohamed, a 14 year old was killed, 7 others were injured and were transported to a military hospital in El Aaiun, and placed under high surveillance. Elgarhi Zubeir (brother of the dead child), Alaoui Lagdaf, Alaoui Salek, Dawdi Ahmed Mohamed Hamoudi Rueimi, Hmeid Edaf, Abay Hemdaiti Ahmed Hammadi. They were wounded by gunfire.
Since 1975, Western Sahara is occupied by force by Morocco who is the colonizer, to plunder natural resources and refuses to apply the international law of colonized peoples to self-determination. Since then, the Saharawi refugees living in exile in camps near Tindouf with their republic, or as discrimination or violence of the occupation.
Since 1991, the UN mission, MINURSO is in place to: monitor the cease-fire, verify the reduction of Moroccan troops on the territory (...) ensuring the release of all prisoners and Sahrawi political prisoners, (...), run the return of refugees (UN High Commissioner for Refugees), (...), organizing a free and fair referendum and proclaim the results.
20 years soon, the UN mission, lacks the mandate Monitoring human rights because of pressure from France, and countries holding veto power in the Security Council, attends daily exactions made on Saharawi by Moroccan authorities.
Since early October 2010, to protest, to resist, to free themselves from oppression, the Saharawi occupied cities in Western Sahara to leave the desert to live in tents. The first attempts in July had been brutally repressed by the Moroccan authorities. This time there are over 4,000 tents that are now planted to El Aaiun. Moroccan troop levels on site are disproportionate. Forces safe royal stand dams and give chase to the Saharawi camps who want to join, prohibit the supply of food and water.
The first claim of voluntary exiles was simple. They had told the Moroccan authorities, and Wali Chioukh, they wanted half of all natural resources from their land. "We want half," Whoever takes a sardine gives us half, similar to phosphate, sand, salt ... "" We were born here, we Sahrawi, and we live like paupers, while that the Moroccans who have come all the advantages and work ... "The answer
military provocation in the Moroccan had evolved claims. How can we trust a government that despises the rule of law nationally and internationally, which despises democracy? It is therefore the primary claim for self-determination and independence is now one of the Saharawi exiles in their own land.
This claim is the subject of the UN mission there, and what are the peacekeepers? Were they able to approach the camps? Are they out of their hotel surrounded by the conspicuous red Moroccan flag? What can they do without the clear mandate of protection of Saharawi civilians? What will
Christopher Ross, personal envoy of Secretary General of the UN in the decolonization of Western Sahara, and a visit to Morocco. In June he had sent to the group of friends its finding of no real pressure on Morocco to make it comply with the required good faith negotiations. How
Morocco and France among the five friends in the Security Council, will they take responsibility for the death of this child? How will they bear before assuming their responsibilities and stop obstructing efforts for a peaceful solution of conflict?
APSO, October 25, 2010.
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