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The situation following the storming of the Camp has deteriorated due to
Morocco’s repressive policy which has paralysed human rights related activities in the
occupied Sahrawi cities including the right of association, freedom of expression,
assembly and movement, as well as access by the international observers to the region
to observe the human rights situation characterised by unfair treatment, silence about
torture and lack of investigation into the cases of Sahrawi detainees despite the
statements they made before the judiciary.
The tempo of media assault by Morocco intensified represented by the official
News Agency and other partisan and independent agencies as well as the chauvinistic
tone of official and partisan statements of
Parliamentary Groups.
leaders of the political parties and
The Anti-Sahrawi propaganda also included Moroccan
associations, trade unions and Bar Association in Casablanca, all this because the
Sahrawis dare demand for their right to self-determination.
The socio-economic situation of the Sahrawis coupled with the continued looting
of the national resources of Western Sahara worsened before the initiation of the
European Moroccan dialogue on granting Morocco the status of partner with the
European Union, by which Morocco will be under obligation to respect human rights and
reform its judiciary.
As a result of the non-implementation of the recommendations contained in the
reports of the various international rights organizations calling for respect for the human
rights of the Sahrawi people:
A mission of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visited the
region in 2006;
A fact Finding Missions by the European Union visited the region in 2002,
2006 and 2009;
Reports by international Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International etc.
against torture were released.