U.S. proposes U.N. Western Sahara rights monitor; Morocco warns of “missteps”

By Louis Charbonneau and Aziz El Yaakoubi

UNITED NATIONS/RABAT | Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:29pm EDT

(Reuters) – The United States has proposed that the U.N. peace-keeping mission in the disputed territory of Western Sahara help monitor human rights there, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday, an idea that has prompted an expression of regret from Morocco.