Sunday, November 06, 2005

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

november 06, 2005

Polisario Front-European Parliament
Geneva, 05/11/2005 (SPS) The European Parliament (EP) congratulated Polisario Front for its commitment to destroy its anti-personnel mines, estimating that this "courageous decision" shows the will of Saharawis to resolve the conflict "in peaceful ways conforming to the international legality", reported a press release publicised Friday by the EP’s intergroupe for Western Sahara."We invite Morocco to show similar will with substantial deeds, as a first step towards the destruction of the notorious wall, which does not only divide the territory of Western Sahara but also a whole people and families for more than three decades", declared the intergroup’s President, Mrs. Karin Scheele.The text, further, condemned ad denounced "successive human rights violations committed by Moroccan police and army in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, especially the horrible and abject assassination of the young Lambarki Hamdi, last October the 30th 2005, for the simple reason of having demonstrated in a peaceful way claiming for the respect of the international resolutions for a definitive solution to the conflict".On another hand, the Euro-parliamentarians demanded "the opening of an independent, impartial, transparent and competent investigation", on the circumstances of the crime, so as to define and punish the authors, calling for "the remuneration" of the family of the late "in an adequate and respectful way".They also required "the respect of the right to free expression and demonstration" in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. (SPS)040/090/000/TRD 051650 Nov 05 SPSup

A huge demonstrations agaisnt the Moroccan Occupation

november 06, 2005

New demonstartion in front of the media
Occupied Layoune (Main City in Western Sahara):In spite of the huge deployment of the Moroccan security forces and the status of curfew imposed on the occupied territory of Western Sahara, an overwhelming demonstration took place in the afternoon of November the 5th 2005 when hundreds of Saharawi youngs went out in major Layoune avenues and quarters (Avenue of Smara, Maatallaa, Duraydik, Skeikima, Boukraa, Mezouar) chanting independence slogans and waving Saharawi flags under the eyes of Spanish media who witnessed the torture and beating of the Saharawi citizens who were savagely led to Moroccan police Stations, among them:- Bourajaa and Hassan Aassry who was speaking to foreign journalists, Mohamed Aajna.It should also be recalled that Reuters photograph was beaten by Moroccan security forces.Other detainees:- Daoudi Hammadi, Daoudi Kaltoum, Daoudi Brahim.Media who were present:- Spanish TV Channel 1.- Spanish TV channel 2.- TV Catalonia.- TV Andalusia.- Spanish News Agency.- ABC newspaper.- La Vanguardia Newspaper.- Reuters photograph.- Radio Cadena SER Correspondent.- Sahyfa El Maghribya and others.Occupied Smara (North West Western Sahara):Big demonstrations took place in Smara (North West Western Sahara) raising Saharawi flags and chanting slogans for the uprising and independence. The demonstration was brutally oppressed by the Moroccan Forces and families of the militants were threatened.The Demonstration started from the so-called Hassan II avenue and ended in front of the Juridical Police School after violent confrontations with the occupying forces.Tantan (South Morocco):Also a big independence challenging demonstration took place in Tantan; it started from Arbi Massoaoud Avenue, named “Mohamed 5” Avenue and ended at Hamdi Lambarki Avenue named Hassan II Avenue. The Moroccan Forces intervened brutally to disperse the demonstrators. Tantan is still under horrible siege since then.

A new shcoking pictures

The corpse discovered recently in Aaiun the occupied teritorries of Western Sahara .

SADR Licence Offering

SADR Licence Offering 2005: Update

The SADR government announced the commencement of an Oil and Gas licensing round on 17 May 2005. This offering of exploration licenses is the first international competitive licensing round arranged by the SADR Government, and follows a period of consultation with industry. The licensing initiative has been arranged in accordance with industry standards and the principles of international law, including general UN guidelines and, in particular, with the specific UN legal opinion regarding commercial activities in Western Sahara (12 February 2002).
The SADR government is pleased to announce that it has now received multiple applications from a number of international companies. The SADR government is currently evaluating these submissions with a view to inviting successful bidders to enter negotiations.
The potential for oil and gas in the territory of the SADR is significant, as demonstrated by recent discoveries along the Atlantic coastline of Africa, and particularly in neighbouring Mauritania. This licence offering has been undertaken to allow international companies to participate with the SADR authorities in the exploration of our offshore territory, and has been initiated in preparation for the full recovery of all of the SADR's territory and the completion of the UN decolonisation process in our country.
Bir Lehlou (SADR): 1 November 2005.
For further information please contact:
Kamal Fadel: kfadel@sadroilandgas.com
or check: http://www.sadroilandgas.com/

MOROCKOS OCKUPATION AV VÄSTSAHARA SKÖDAR NYA OFFER

2005-11-05
Marockos ockupation av Västsahara skördar nya offer
Debatt: Västsahara
Ännu en västsaharier som protesterat mot Marockos ockupation av landet har dött efter att ha gripits under en demonstration. Världen fortsätter att svika Västsahara, skriver Aron Lund, Liberala ungdomsförbundet.
I går mördades Moubarki Hamdi Salek Mahjoub av sina torterare i det ockuperade El-Aaiun. Idag, den 31 oktober, är det 30 år sedan Västsahara invaderades av marockanska trupper, en massiv etnisk rensning inleddes, och det svartaste kapitlet i landets historia tog sin början.
Moubarki var bara ett år gammal när de första stridsvagnarna korsade gränsen, och han har levt hela sitt medvetna liv under militär ockupation. I förrgår stod han på El-Aaiuns gator i en demonstration för självständighet. Protesten slogs ner med våld och Moubarki fördes bort av Stadssäkerhetsgruppen, en av Marockos många fruktade och hatade säkerhetstjänster. På polisstationen misshandlades och torterades han till döds. Igår överlämnades hans sönderslagna kropp till familjen, som ett blodigt kvitto på dissidentens lön. 30 år bakom tystnadens mur
Västsahara har kämpat för sin självständighet i 30 år och Moubarki är varken den förste eller den siste som dött för landets frihet, för demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter i Afrikas sista koloni. Han är det senaste offret i en tre decennier lång frihetskamp som aldrig syns i våra medier, för en nation som fullständigt svikits av världssamfundet, som långsamt stryps bakom en mur av tystnad. En mur som Marocko upprätthåller genom militärpatruller, vägspärrar, tortyrhålor, en 1800 kilometer lång minerad ökenmur, och utvisandet av journalister och internationella inspektörer - tiotals har deporterats bara det senaste året.
Den 27 oktober antog Europaparlamentet med 98 röster mot noll en resolution som krävde ett stopp för attackerna på det sahariska civilsamhället, och det omedelbara släppandet av Aminatou Haidar, Ali Salem Tamek och de 35 andra politiska fångar som ockupationsmakten håller. Marocko avkrävdes också besked om de över 500 sahariska
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POLISARIO Front commits to ban anti-personnel mines

Western Sahara: Press release

Western Sahara: The Polisario Front commits to ban anti-personnel mines
Geneva, 3 November 2005 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) today commits to a total ban on the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines in signing Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. This commitment follows high level meetings, notably with Mohamed Abdelaziz, Polisario Front's Secretary General and the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (as recognised by the African Union and over 70 states), that took place during Geneva Call's mission to Western Sahara this last June. The Saharawi Campaign to Ban Landmines contributes to this engagement process.
"The Polisario Front believes that landmines are unacceptable weapons in any conflict. It is intolerable that after 14 years of the ceasefire between both parties, landmines continue to kill and maim people, livestock, and divide Saharawi families" said Mohamed Lamine Bouhali, Polisario Minister of Defense, at the signing ceremony in Geneva. "Landmines also constitute a serious obstacle to the future development of our country", added the Minister. "We are willing to cooperate in all fields of humanitarian mine action and to destroy our stockpiles. We urge the international community to assist us in this endeavor."
The Polisario Front has been struggling for the independence of Western Sahara since 1973. A United Nations brokered ceasefire ended the armed conflict in 1991; however, the question of its sovereignty is still a subject of dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. As a result of the war, Western Sahara is contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnances. Both parties used mines during the conflict and the disputed territory is divided by walls built and fortified with millions of landmines by the Moroccan army. Casualties are regularly reported, on both sides of the walls, particularly among civilians and their livestock.
"Given the current deadlock in the peace process and the threat of renewed hostilities, this decision from the Polisario Front to unilaterally renounce the use of AP mines is a significant gesture" said Geneva Call President, Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey. "It reflects the will of the Polisario to actively participate in eradicating the landmine scourge and to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We hope that Morocco will reciprocate and soon accede to the Ottawa Convention".
Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to engaging actors which are not eligible to sign the Ottawa Convention in the fight against anti-personnel mines. It provides a mechanism, complementary to the Ottawa Convention, by which these actors can adhere to the mine ban norm through their signature of the Deed of Commitment. To date, 27 movements have signed the Deed of Commitment.

For further information, please contact
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey +41 79 411 7010 ereusse@worldcom.ch or
Pascal Bongard, +41 76 588 19 68 or pbongard@genevacall.org
Geneva, 3 November 2005 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) today commits to a total ban on the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines in signing Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. This commitment follows high level meetings, notably with Mohamed Abdelaziz, Polisario Front's Secretary General and the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (as recognised by the African Union and over 70 states), that took place during Geneva Call's mission to Western Sahara this last June. The Saharawi Campaign to Ban Landmines contributes to this engagement process.
"The Polisario Front believes that landmines are unacceptable weapons in any conflict. It is intolerable that after 14 years of the ceasefire between both parties, landmines continue to kill and maim people, livestock, and divide Saharawi families" said Mohamed Lamine Bouhali, Polisario Minister of Defense, at the signing ceremony in Geneva. "Landmines also constitute a serious obstacle to the future development of our country", added the Minister. "We are willing to cooperate in all fields of humanitarian mine action and to destroy our stockpiles. We urge the international community to assist us in this endeavor."
The Polisario Front has been struggling for the independence of Western Sahara since 1973. A United Nations brokered ceasefire ended the armed conflict in 1991; however, the question of its sovereignty is still a subject of dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. As a result of the war, Western Sahara is contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnances. Both parties used mines during the conflict and the disputed territory is divided by walls built and fortified with millions of landmines by the Moroccan army. Casualties are regularly reported, on both sides of the walls, particularly among civilians and their livestock.
"Given the current deadlock in the peace process and the threat of renewed hostilities, this decision from the Polisario Front to unilaterally renounce the use of AP mines is a significant gesture" said Geneva Call President, Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey. "It reflects the will of the Polisario to actively participate in eradicating the landmine scourge and to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We hope that Morocco will reciprocate and soon accede to the Ottawa Convention".
Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to engaging actors which are not eligible to sign the Ottawa Convention in the fight against anti-personnel mines. It provides a mechanism, complementary to the Ottawa Convention, by which these actors can adhere to the mine ban norm through their signature of the Deed of Commitment. To date, 27 movements have signed the Deed of Commitment.

For further information, please contact
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey +41 79 411 7010 ereusse@worldcom.ch or
Pascal Bongard, +41 76 588 19 68 or pbongard@genevacall.org
Western Sahara: The Polisario Front commits to ban anti-personnel mines
Geneva, 3 November 2005 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) today commits to a total ban on the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines in signing Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. This commitment follows high level meetings, notably with Mohamed Abdelaziz, Polisario Front's Secretary General and the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (as recognised by the African Union and over 70 states), that took place during Geneva Call's mission to Western Sahara this last June. The Saharawi Campaign to Ban Landmines contributes to this engagement process.
"The Polisario Front believes that landmines are unacceptable weapons in any conflict. It is intolerable that after 14 years of the ceasefire between both parties, landmines continue to kill and maim people, livestock, and divide Saharawi families" said Mohamed Lamine Bouhali, Polisario Minister of Defense, at the signing ceremony in Geneva. "Landmines also constitute a serious obstacle to the future development of our country", added the Minister. "We are willing to cooperate in all fields of humanitarian mine action and to destroy our stockpiles. We urge the international community to assist us in this endeavor."
The Polisario Front has been struggling for the independence of Western Sahara since 1973. A United Nations brokered ceasefire ended the armed conflict in 1991; however, the question of its sovereignty is still a subject of dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. As a result of the war, Western Sahara is contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnances. Both parties used mines during the conflict and the disputed territory is divided by walls built and fortified with millions of landmines by the Moroccan army. Casualties are regularly reported, on both sides of the walls, particularly among civilians and their livestock.
"Given the current deadlock in the peace process and the threat of renewed hostilities, this decision from the Polisario Front to unilaterally renounce the use of AP mines is a significant gesture" said Geneva Call President, Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey. "It reflects the will of the Polisario to actively participate in eradicating the landmine scourge and to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We hope that Morocco will reciprocate and soon accede to the Ottawa Convention".
Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to engaging actors which are not eligible to sign the Ottawa Convention in the fight against anti-personnel mines. It provides a mechanism, complementary to the Ottawa Convention, by which these actors can adhere to the mine ban norm through their signature of the Deed of Commitment. To date, 27 movements have signed the Deed of Commitment.

For further information, please contact
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey +41 79 411 7010 ereusse@worldcom.ch or
Pascal Bongard, +41 76 588 19 68 or pbongard@genevacall.org
Geneva, 3 November 2005 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) today commits to a total ban on the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines in signing Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. This commitment follows high level meetings, notably with Mohamed Abdelaziz, Polisario Front's Secretary General and the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (as recognised by the African Union and over 70 states), that took place during Geneva Call's mission to Western Sahara this last June. The Saharawi Campaign to Ban Landmines contributes to this engagement process.
"The Polisario Front believes that landmines are unacceptable weapons in any conflict. It is intolerable that after 14 years of the ceasefire between both parties, landmines continue to kill and maim people, livestock, and divide Saharawi families" said Mohamed Lamine Bouhali, Polisario Minister of Defense, at the signing ceremony in Geneva. "Landmines also constitute a serious obstacle to the future development of our country", added the Minister. "We are willing to cooperate in all fields of humanitarian mine action and to destroy our stockpiles. We urge the international community to assist us in this endeavor."
The Polisario Front has been struggling for the independence of Western Sahara since 1973. A United Nations brokered ceasefire ended the armed conflict in 1991; however, the question of its sovereignty is still a subject of dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. As a result of the war, Western Sahara is contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnances. Both parties used mines during the conflict and the disputed territory is divided by walls built and fortified with millions of landmines by the Moroccan army. Casualties are regularly reported, on both sides of the walls, particularly among civilians and their livestock.
"Given the current deadlock in the peace process and the threat of renewed hostilities, this decision from the Polisario Front to unilaterally renounce the use of AP mines is a significant gesture" said Geneva Call President, Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey. "It reflects the will of the Polisario to actively participate in eradicating the landmine scourge and to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We hope that Morocco will reciprocate and soon accede to the Ottawa Convention".
Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to engaging actors which are not eligible to sign the Ottawa Convention in the fight against anti-personnel mines. It provides a mechanism, complementary to the Ottawa Convention, by which these actors can adhere to the mine ban norm through their signature of the Deed of Commitment. To date, 27 movements have signed the Deed of Commitment.

For further information, please contact
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey +41 79 411 7010 ereusse@worldcom.ch or
Pascal Bongard, +41 76 588 19 68 or pbongard@genevacall.org

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