UESARIO strongly condemns Moroccan authorities’ abuse on the Saharawi students at Casablanca University

Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 26, 2011 (SPS) - The Saharawi Union of Students (UESARIO) has strongly condemned the blatant abuse committed by the Moroccan occupation authorities against the Saharawi students and expelling them from study on the ground of their attachment to Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.

In a statement issued Thursday, the Union underlined “when we strongly follow-up the developments on the student scene in the occupied part of our country and inside Moroccan universities, we renew our strong indignation and condemnation to such blatant abuse.”

The Union called on all its components everywhere to show solidarity with the Saharawi students who are still protesting at the Casablanca University, drawing attention of all the partners including international students, youth and trade unions organizations “for the immediate act to pressurize Moroccan occupation state, stop its systematic attack on the defenseless Saharawi students and its violation of their legitimate rights to express their attitudes and opinions about their political cause as well as respecting their right to continue the study.”

It also expressed deep regret on the international community’s disregard to the ongoing gross human rights violations in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
“Despite the Moroccan state continuation to encroach the spirit of the international Charter and law that guarantee the free expression of opinions and positions as well as the legitimacy to claim for the legitimate rights including the right to follow-up study, the international community is still ignoring the adoption of an international mechanism to monitor human rights and report it in the Territory,” asserted the statement.

The Moroccan occupation authorities has been carrying out a huge campaign of oppression and abuse against the Saharawi students at the Casablanca University, who are currently holding a sit-in to demand their legitimate right to register in the academic year 2011-2012. (SPS)

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Polisario Front hopes a positive role from Spain with the new government

Algiers, Nov 26, 2011 (SPS) - The Polisario Front’s Representative to the United Nations, Mr. Ahmed Boukhari, expressed Thursday his hope that electing a new government in Spain “would open a new page of relations with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic.”

In an interview with Algeria’s International Radio, Mr. Boukhari wished that the election of a new government in Spain under the leadership of the Popular Party (right) “will open the door towards a new positive role played by this country.”

He said “there is a new opportunity for such change on the Spanish political arena,” adding “I suppose this role will be positive and effective, unlike the role of the former government (Socialist Party) which was negative and in favor of the Moroccan proposals.”

The Saharawi diplomat denounced in the same regard the French position towards the Saharawi cause and pressures exerted by France, in particular through its Veto, over the European countries and its backing to Moroccan occupation in order to disrupt the efforts and acts of solidarity with the Saharawi cause.

He recalled that the Saharawi cause has a great support in the world, regretting for the fact that the battle “is limited in Europe at the level of parliaments, mass-media and various non-governmental organizations for the defense of human rights, highlighting that this pressure “will lose its effectiveness over time with the economic circumstance hitting Europe due to the political changes of some European countries.

Concerning the issue of human rights, the Polisario Representative indicated that there is international understanding on Morocco’s violation to human rights in a clear and brutal mode in Western Sahara, insisting for the protection of the Saharawi population especially through the establishment of a mechanism to monitor human rights and to denounce all violations within the international organs.

He pointed out that all attempts that fall in this context hampered the position adopted by France, and thus denied the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.

He therefore denounced the illegitimate exploitation of Western Sahara wealth by Morocco with the complicity of some European countries, stressing on the need to find a solution to this issue in order to put an end to these abuses. (SPS)

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