Page 5 human rights awards since 2006 following her release from the local prison, the Government of Spain has deepened its political and moral responsibility towards the Sahrawi people that have been suffering from human rights violations for over 35 years. The international community has failed so far to find a just solution that can guarantee the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination despite the presence of the UN Mission for the organization of a referendum in Western Sahara since 1991. This has emboldened Morocco in continuing to perpetrate more crimes against humanity and against the innocent Sahrawis, particularly after the speech delivered by the King of Morocco, Mohamed V and the fierce attack on the Sahrawi human rights activists, students and citizens demanding self-determination for the Sahrawi people. The entire Intelligence Apparatus and the Moroccan Airport authorities surrounded the residence of Amintou Haider who refused to get into the ambulance and preferred to go to her house in an ordinary car. She entered her house walking slowly assisted by her doctor and her sister amidst cheering and clapping by the crowd that gathered there despite the blockade of all the outlets to and from EL-bir El-Jadid Street. This was intended to prevent foreign journalists to cover the event of her return to Western Sahara from exile. Thanks to the pressure the international community brought to bear on the Governments of Morocco and Spain that these journalist were able to witness the event. The aircraft which Aminatou Haidar and her doctor, Domingo du Kuzman and her sisters, Laila Haidar travelled on from Lanzarote Airport at 11 p.m. arrived at El-Aaiun Airport at 12 midnight after waiting for permission to land for about an hour. At about 1 a.m., Aminatou Haidar was received with a hero’s welcome by a large crowd of Sahrawis at her family house along El-bir El-Jadid. This happened despite the blockade of the whole area in a bid to prevent the Sahrawi people form welcoming her, which resulted in confrontation after the hoisting of the Polisario flag by them and the chanting of political slogans demanding self-determination by the Sahrawi people and solidarity with Aminatou Haidar in her struggle. She was to be accompanied from the