12 April 2009.  The Australia Western Sahara Association has written to H. E. Ambassador Claude Heller, the President of the UN Security Council expressing deep concern about the situation of three Saharawi political prisoners – Brahim Baryaz, Alisalem Ablagh and Khallihanna Aboulhassan who are being held by the Moroccan authorities.

Letters were also sent to The Honourable Stephen Smith, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and M. Mohamed Mael-Ainin, Embassy of Morocco, Manuka ACT.
Copy of letter sent to President, UN Security Council >>

Dili (Timor Leste), April 15, 2009 (SPS)
SADR Ambassador to Timor Leste, Fadel Kamal presented Tuesday to His Excellency Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste the letter of credence accrediting him as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic to the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste.

Full report of presentation ceremony >>

10 March 2009
The U.S.-Western Sahara Foundation has written to Barack Obama urging his administration to immediately call upon Morocco to end their brutal repression and escalating violence against the Saharawi population in occupied Western Sahara.

Letter to President Obama >>>

15/03/2009
In the report, Amnesty International has highlighted Moroccan repression against Western Saharan human rights defenders.

The report covers the problems faced by human rights defenders across the Middle East .

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International Law and the Question of Western Sahara
Edited by Karin Arts and Pedro Pinto Leite
Preface by Frank Ruddy

Order book:  AWSA (email: [email protected]) and in Melbourne the book is available from the Melbourne University bookshop in Carlton.

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Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara (NSCWS)
11 March 2009The Saharawi woman who was raped at the end of February (see previous post dated 25 Feb 2009) has now reported the incident to the police. The Moroccan Ministry of Domestic Affairs denies that policemen have raped the woman.
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4 March 2009. PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Written statement* submitted by International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), a non-governmental organization on the Roster
Enforced Disappearance In Western Sahara
Enforced disappearance can be defined as a kidnapping carried out by State agents or by groups of people acting with the support or the tolerance of the State authorities, leading to the disappearance of the victim.

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HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
Written statement submitted by International Educational Development (IED), Inc., a non-governmental organization on the Roster
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
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4 March 2009
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Written statement submitted by France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status.
Natural resource pillage in Western Sahara
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
[12 February 2009]….Read full statement >>>