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Western Sahara: Rights Generally Respected at Polisario-Run Sahrawi Camps
HRW, 18 October 2014
Refugees from the Western Sahara conflict who have been living in camps in the Algerian desert for four decades seem to be generally able to leave the camps if they wish, but face… Read more »
No 'Serious Abuse' But 'Areas of Concern' in Sahrawi Camps-Report
Refugees from the Western Sahara conflict who have been living in camps in the Algerian desert for four decades seem to be generally able to leave the camps if they wish, but face curbs on some rights, Human Rights Watch said in a 94-page report. "There are cases of abuse, but there has also been exaggeration by some parties," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, who called for 'regular, on-the-ground UN human rights monitoring and reporting' to protect both Sahrawis who live under Moroccan rule in Western Sahara and those in isolated camps.
Documents
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17 October 2014
Off the Radar - Human Rights in the Tindouf Refugee Camps
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For four decades tens of thousands of Sahrawi refugees have lived in remote refugee camps in the Sahara desert near the Algerian town of Tindouf. With ... see more »
InFocus
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Advocacy groups have raised concerns about plans for oil exploration by a U.S. energy firm in Western Sahara, as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to strengthen private sector ... Read more »
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Morocco may not use technical means to censor websites, but on the ground in Western Sahara, its police censor via bullying and batons, an eyewitness says. Read more »
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A visit by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to the United States has pushed the long-running dispute over independence for the Western Sahara back into the spotlight, with the Sahrawi ... Read more »
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The international rights group, Human Rights Watch, has called on the Moroccan government to respect the rights of the Saharawi people in their quest for self-determination. Read more »
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Several months after the UN Security Council decided not to send observers to Western Sahara, rights groups are reporting the "systematic violations" of the human rights of Sahrawi ... Read more »
