AI: Morocco/Western Sahara - No More Half Measures
Read Amnesty International's report on the disappearances in Morocco and Western Sahara, entitled "Morocco/Western Sahara: No more half measures: Addressing enforced disappearances in Morocco and Western Sahara".
In a significant break with the past in Morocco and Western Sahara, King Mohamed VI established the Equity and Reconciliation Commission in 2003 to investigate cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention that occurred between 1956 and 1999. But the hopes initially raised by this initiative have been marred by an inability to adequately deliver truth, justice and reparation to the many victims and families of the disappeared. Further steps are essential and Amnesty International therefore makes appropriate recommendations to the Moroccan authorities in this document.
Morocco/Western Sahara: No more half measures: Addressing enforced disappearances in Morocco and Western Sahara
Africa's last colonySince 1975, three quarters of the Western Sahara territory has been illegally occupied by Morocco. The original population lives divided between those suffering human rights abuses under the Moroccan occupation and those living in exile in Algerian refugee camps. For more than 40 years, the Saharawi await the fulfilment of their legitimate right to self-determination.
Since 1975, three quarters of the Western Sahara territory has been illegally occupied by Morocco. The original population lives divided between those suffering human rights abuses under the Moroccan occupation and those living in exile in Algerian refugee camps. For more than 40 years, the Saharawi await the fulfilment of their legitimate right to self-determination.
