SAHARA OCCIDENTAL - WESTERN SAHARA

ANALISIS - Analysis

2009-07-14T20:58:00.000+02:00

NUEVO Obama apoya al Sahara Occidental: Marruecos intenta la desinformación, Carlos Ruiz Miguel, 13.07.09

Obama presiona a Marruecos para solucionar el conflicto del Sahara, Carlos Ruiz Miguel, 06.07.09
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Obama reverses Bush-backed Morocco plan in favor of Polisario state, Worldtribune.com, Washington, 09.07.09

Analysis - Analisis

2009-07-09T20:13:00.005+02:00

The manufacturing of the consensus - Moroccan Medias and Western Sahara By Denis Vericel, July 09, 2009
Fabricando el consenso - Los medios de comunicación marroquíes y el Sáhara Occidental por Denis Vericel, Trad. por L.Haidar

USA - Maroc - Sahara Occidental

2009-07-05T20:13:00.002+02:00

Barack Obama s’implique dans le conflit sahraoui, Merzak Tigrine, Liberté Algérie, 05.06.09
La lettre d'Obama au Roi du Maroc [dans L'Actu Vue par JSS]

Carta de Obama al rey de Marruecos, Europa Press, 05.06.09
Prometió colaborar con Rabat y los demás actores regionales para lograr una solución al conflicto del Sáhara Occidental

Phosphattransporte

2009-07-04T20:03:00.004+02:00

Fragwürdige Phosphattransporte aus der Westsahara
Ein offener Brief an den Reeder Peter Döhle von Dr. Werner Ruf, Em. Professor für Internationale und intergesellschaftliche Beziehungen und Außenpolitik, Axel Goldau für WSRW-Germany

WSRW , together with Dr. Werner Ruf, professor Dr. Werner Ruf, professor for international relations at University of Kassel, demand that the German shipping company stops future shipments from Western Sahara.

Actualité

2009-07-02T17:12:00.001+02:00

Interview de El Kanti Balla, observateur sahraoui du conflit du Sahara Occidental dans Le Temps d'Algérie , 01.07.09

ONU

2009-06-30T10:51:00.001+02:00

Intervención de Ahmed Bujari el 16 de junio de 2009 ante el Comité Especial de los 24 (Naciones Unidas), traduccion Tlaxcala
Statement of the Frente Polisario before the UN Special Committee on Colonialism, 16.06.09 [on Palestine Think Tank]

Controversy about a documentary

2009-06-30T10:44:00.003+02:00

Controversy about the documentary ‘Stolen’ presented at the Sydney Film Festival
Issues and concerns - media coverage - Fetim and Baba hosted by AWSA in Melbourne ==> see the weblog of AWSA - Australia Western Sahara Association

Diplomatie

2009-06-24T20:14:00.002+02:00

Christopher Ross: la recherche d'une solution à la question du Sahara occidental est sur "le bon chemin", Le Matin Alger, 24.06.09
Sahara occidental : la quête d'une solution, Par AFP , le 24/06/2009

Christopher Ross inicia una nueva gira en Argel y afirma que la solución va "por el buen camino" , EFE 24.06.09

Western Sahara: the quest for a solution “on track” , Ennaharonline, 24.06.09

Voces del Sahara

2009-06-24T19:51:00.002+02:00

Especial publicado por El Mundo (el conflicto, testimonios, fotos, video, ...)

Web Commentary

2009-06-17T18:35:00.001+02:00

The United States, Morocco and the Western Sahara Dispute by Abdel-Rahim Al-Manar Slimi, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 2009

UN - ONU

2009-06-17T18:24:00.003+02:00

General Assembly, GA/COL/3194
Special Committee on Decolonization, 7th Meeting (AM), 16.06.09

Petitioner on Western Sahara Tells of Continuing Illegal Occupation, Exploitation of Territory’s Natural Resources

Assemblée générale, AG/COL/3194
Comité spécial chargé d’étudier la situation en ce qui concerne l’application de la Déclaration sur l’octroi de l’indépendance aux pays et aux peuples coloniaux, 7e séance , 16.06.09

Le comité spécial des vingt-quatre,chargé de la décolonisation, examine les situations de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et du Sahara Occidental

Naciones Unidas - descolonizacion
Comité de descolonización de la ONU retoma la situación del Sáhara Occidental, EFE, 17.06.09

Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU - UN Human Rights Counncil - Consejo de los derechos humanos de la ONU

2009-06-09T08:57:00.009+02:00

Genève, 11è session - Geneva 11th session - Ginebra 11. sesion

08.06.09
Intervention de ORETTA BANDETTINI DI POGGIO, pour la Fondation France Libertés Danielle Mitterrand, point :4 (Situations relatives aux droits de l’homme qui requièrent l’attention du Conseil)
08.06.09
Statement by ORETTA BANDETTINI DI POGGIO, for the Fondation France Libertés Danielle Mitterrand, item 3 ( Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development)

06.06.09
La délégation sahraouie participe à l'inauguration de la fresque pour la paix offerte par la ville de Genève à l'ONU.(photos)
The Saharawi delegation participates to the inauguration of the Freedom fresco offered by the city of Geneva to UN. (photos)
La delegacion saharaui partecipa a la inauguracion de una obra de arte regalada por la ciudad de Ginebra a la ONU. (fotos)

Discurso

2009-06-09T08:55:00.001+02:00

El conflicto del Sahara occidental: evolución v perspectivas de solución, por Abdelkader TALEB OMAR Primer Ministro de la RASD
Discurso en las III Jornadas de las Universidades Públicas Madrileñas sobre el Sáhara Occidental, celebradas en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid los días 26 a 29 de mayo de 2009.

Analyse

2009-06-07T16:05:00.003+02:00

Un spécialiste des relations internationales s’exprime sur le Sahara occidental, Entretien réalisé par Z’hor Chérief dans Les Débats, Semaine du 3 au 9 juin 2009, par
«On n’a jamais invoqué le chapitre 7 de la Charte de l’ONU dans ce conflit », Yahia H. Zoubir, professeur en relations internationales et en management international.

Analysis: USA Policy and Western Sahara Conflict

2009-06-06T12:32:00.001+02:00

Why the Maghreb Matters: Options for Effective US Engagement in North Africa. A special report, issued by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Conflict Management Program (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, 31.03.09 ---> full report

Call of Seven US Senators on US President, Barack Obama ---> full text on UPES website 02.04.09
Why the Facts Matter: A response by UPES to “Why the Maghreb Matters”, 06.04.09
UPDATE: Why the Maghreb Really Matters, Aminatou Haidar , Foreign Policy In Focus. June 5, 2009

Marruecos y Terorismo,...

2009-06-03T18:07:00.005+02:00

Mali acusa a la llamada "Al Qaida" del Magreb de tener apoyos de Marruecos: España interpelada, blog: Desde el Atlantico, Carlos Ruiz Miguel, 01.06.09

(Unofficial translation)
Mali accuses the so-called “Al Qaida in the Maghreb” of having the Moroccan support: Spain asks for explanations
Terrorism is not often what it seems for those who read this blog. It is beyond doubt that “terrorism” often hidden operations maybe performed by groups of individuals, who are manipulated by intelligence services of some states. Today the French press is again accusing Morocco of supporting terrorism of the so-called “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.” It is a fact that terrorism and terrorist groups are often manipulated. But it's more difficult to know who makes use of terrorism. However there is an old approach that does not usually fail: who benefits from this terrorism? The group called “Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb” the name that the “Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat” (GSPC) receives since January 2007 which came from the “Armed Islamic Group” (GIA). This alleged “Al Qaeda” is a turbulent group which has been manipulated by a state (mainly Morocco) as it has already been reported long ago. Readers could have read an article entitled “Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb: a genealogy of lies” (31-XII-2008) reporting the testimony of a terrorist (Abdelhak Layada), the founder of GIA, who confirmed that Hassan II supported attacks in Algeria as a retaliation for the support of this country to the Sahrawi cause. Now that accusation returns back. But it has not been raised by any publication. It has been reported by the French magazine specialized in African politics; close to the interests and ideas of the Quai d'Orsay (the French Foreign Ministry); a magazine close to Morocco and usually offers a “pleasant” image of the country. The magazine is called Jeune Afrique. In the issue 2524 of Jeune Afrique (24-30 May 2009), pages 38-39, includes an article on fighting against terrorism in Mali. In this article, signed by Pierre-François Naudé (a journalist of Jeune Afrique specialized in Mali) appears the following passage, which I translate: “Another uncertainty, from a Malian, affects the settlement of the Salafist: the tensions between Algeria and Morocco. “It is clear that Islamist groups will benefit from some support from Morocco,” accuses a member of the intelligence services of Mali. According to the latter, it would be a response to the numerous links that Mali maintains with POLISARIO. Indeed, Mali recognized the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on 4 July, 1980. Among the existing evidence:
1. Morocco, according to the founder of GIA, supports terrorism in Algeria because the latter supported the Sahrawi cause.
2. Morocco, according to the testimony of a member of the intelligence services in Mali collected by the French magazine of reference in African politics, supported terrorism in Mali as Mali supports the Saharawi cause.
The question is: Does Morocco support or had supported terrorism in Spain as retaliation to the Spanish support to the Sahrawi cause before Zapatero became the President of the Spanish Government?

Citation tirée de l'article Lutte contre le terrorisme : le calme avant la tempête ? paru dans Jeune Afrique No 2524:
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Autre incertitude qui, du point de vue malien, pèse sur le règlement de la question salafiste : les tensions entre l’Algérie et le Maroc. « Des groupes islamistes bénéficient à l’évidence de certains appuis du côté marocain », accuse un membre des services de renseignements maliens. Selon ce dernier, il s’agirait d’une riposte aux nombreux liens que le Mali entretient avec le Polisario. Il est vrai que la panoplie de l’armement d’AQMI, comprenant radars, systèmes de brouillage et même « orgues de Staline » (rampes de lance-roquettes installées à bord de camions), s’explique difficilement sans l’hypothèse de quelques complicités bien placées…
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Morocco: Latest stories about the Royal Consultative Council for Saharan Affairs

2009-05-14T18:05:00.002+02:00

CORCAS core cracks? by Alle, 13.05.09, on Maghreb Politics Review, a blog on Maghreb and Sahel Affairs

UN Security Council Resolution - Résolution du Conseil de sécurité - Resolucion del Consejo de Seguridad

2009-05-01T12:10:00.004+02:00

Security Council adopts resolution 1871 (2009), extending mandate of United Nations Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara, Res 1871 (2009), 30.04.09 [UN Statement incl. declarations of SC members]
U.N. council favors informal talks on Western Sahara, By Patrick Worsnip, Reuters , 30.04.09
At UN, France Opposes Human Rights in W. Sahara, Sudan Grandstanding, Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: News Analysis, 30.04.09

LE CONSEIL DE SÉCURITÉ PROROGE JUSQU’AU 30 AVRIL 2010 LE MANDAT DE LA MISSION AU SAHARA OCCIDENTAL ET DEMANDE AUX PARTIES DE POURSUIVRE LES NÉGOCIATIONS, Res 1871 (2009) , 30.04.09 [communiqué ONU avec déclarations des membres du CS]
El Consejo de Seguridad prorroga por un año el mandato de los "cascos azules" en la antigua colonia española (Res 1871 (2009)) Francia impide que la ONU vigile los derechos humanos en el Sáhara, El Pais, I. Cembrero, 30.04.09
Sahara Occidental: el cambio de Obama puede ser más de lo que parece, Carlos Ruis Miguel, 01.05.09

Danmark

2009-04-29T19:45:00.002+02:00

Letter sent by the Danish Organisation AFRIKA KONTAKT on April 27th to the
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Per Stig Møller regarding Western Sahara. [on WSRW blog]

HR monitoring - Protection des droits humains - Vigilancia de derechos humanos

2009-04-29T19:12:00.004+02:00

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call on UN to monitor occupied Western Sahara
==> full text letter HRW, 17.04.09
==> Amnesty international: UNSC members should support independent human rights monitoring, 29.04.09
AWSA calls for the protection of human rights in the occupied Western Sahara, UPES, 17.04.09
A Human Rights Black Hole: U.N Peacekeeping in Western Sahara, Monika Kalra Varma,
The Huffington Post, April 29, 2009

FEDISSAH appelle à l’extension du mandat de la MINURSO à la protection des droits humains des Sahraouis, 08.04.09
HRW appelle à la création d'un ''mécanisme de surveillance'' des DH au Sahara Occidental, SPS, 20.04.09
AI appelle le Conseil de sécurité à soutenir la surveillance indépendante des droits de l'homme au Sahara occidental, SPS 29.04.09

AI pide al Consejo de Seguridad apoyar una vigilancia independiente de los derechos humanos en el Sáhara Occidental, SPS 29.04.09
HRW pide el establecimiento de un mecanismo de vigilancia de DH en el Sáhara Occidental,SPS, 20.04.09
FEDISSAH pide incluir en el mandato de la MINURSO , "la supervisión de la situación de los derechos humanos”, SPS, 08.04.09
Campaña Internacional para la ampliacion del mandato de la MINURSO sobre los derechos humanos,SPS 07.04.09

Plunder of the natural resources - Pillage des ressources naturelles - Saqueo de los recursos naturales

2009-04-24T21:39:00.004+02:00

UN GA - Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self- Governing Territories
Letter dated 8 April 2009 from the representative of the Frente Polisario addressed to the President of the Security Council
Transmitted by the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations to the Secretary-General 9 April 2009
==> UN doc A/63/871–S/2009/198

AG ONU - Actividades económicas y de otro tipo que afectan a los intereses de los pueblos de los territorios no autónomos
Carta de fecha 8 de abril de 2009 dirigida al Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad por el representante del Frente Polisario
Transmitida al Secretario General por el Representante Permanente de Namibia ante las Naciones Unidas, fecha 9 de abril de 2009
==> Doc ONU A/63/871–S/2009/198

AG ONU - Activités économiques et autres préjudiciables aux intérêts des peuples des territoires non autonomes
Lettre datée du 8 avril 2009, adressée au Président du Conseil de sécurité par le représentant du Front Polisario
Traansmise au Secrétaire général par le Représentant permanent de la Namibie auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies , en date du 9 avril 2009
==> Doc ONU A/63/871–S/2009/198

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Plunder of the natural resources - Pillage des ressources naturelles - Saqueo de los recursos naturales

2009-04-23T21:51:00.000+02:00

WSRW requests Security Council to demand halt of exploitation of natural resources in occupied Western Sahara.
WSRW au Conseil de Sécurité : stoppez l’exploitation des ressources naturelles au Sahara Occidental occupé.
WSRW pide al Consejo de Seguridad que exija el fin de la explotación de los recursos naturales del Sahara Occidental ocupado por Marruecos.
WSRW verlangt vom Weltsicherheitsrat: stoppt die Plünderung natürlicher Ressourcen in der besetzten Westsahara!

ANALYSIS

2009-04-22T08:34:00.002+02:00

Unlocking the Conflict in Western Sahara, Jacob Mundy, (Washington, DC: Foreign Policy In Focus, April 21, 2009).

Analysis

2009-04-19T12:44:00.000+02:00

A polemic response against the recent Potomac-SAIS report:
The Potomac-SAIS report on North Africa: Paid Analysis, Partisan Fear Mongering, Bad Policy By Jacob Mundy , 14 April 2009

INFORME DE POTOMAC-SAIS SOBRE EL NORTE DE AFRICA: ANALISIS COMPRADO, INSTRUMENTALIZACION PARTIDISTA DEL MIEDO, MALA POLITICA. Por: Jacob Mundy, Concerned Africa Scholars, 14 abril de 2009 [traduccion por Lih Beiruk]

ONU - Referendum

2009-04-16T19:16:00.000+02:00

S/2009/200 - Report of the SG, 13.04.09
S/2009/200 - Rapport du SG, 13.04.09
S/2009/200 - Informe del SG, 13.04.09
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Rapport du secrétaire général de l'ONU au Conseil de Sécurité:
Ban Ki-moon passe en pointillé sur les droits de l'homme au Sahara, I. Cembrero, El Pais, 14.04.09
Informe del secretario general de la ONU al Consejo de Seguridad:
Ban Ki-moon hace oídos sordos a los derechos humanos en el Sáhara, I. Cembrero, El Pais, 14.04.09 :