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Morocco/Western Sahara: Human Rights Defender Expelled and Others Arrested.

17 Nov

Posted by Jim as Human Rights

Last week Aminatou Haidar, the 42-year old Sahrawi human rights campaigner, was arrested and expelled by Morocco. She visited the US last month to receive the Civil Courage Award from the Train Foundation and was also awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. On her return to El Ayoun airport in Western Sahara she [...]

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Morocco: Violates Rights in Western Sahara

22 Dec

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Morocco violates the rights to expression, association, and assembly in Western Sahara, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, revealing stark limits to the progress that Morocco has made in protecting human rights overall. Human rights conditions have also improved in the Sahrawi refugee camps managed by the Polisario Front in Algeria, although the [...]

Tags: Morocco, Western Sahara