mercredi 7 avril 2010

President of Republic calls to save the lives of Saharawi hunger strikers in Moroccan jails



The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, called on Tuesday in Shahid Al Hafed, international organizations defending human rights to intervene to save lives of more than 30 Saharawi political prisoners on hunger strike in Moroccan jails.

"It became imperative the emergency response of all organizations, agencies (...) concerned with human rights in the world to prevent an impending disaster, and a heinous crime that the Government of Morocco is about to commit against the activists of human rights, prisoners of conscience who uphold the ideals and values of humanity in justice, freedom and dignity, "he said in an exclusive statement to SPS.

The Saharawi President who refers to the six prisoners in Sale prison on hunger strike since March 18 last gradually joined by 27 others in various Moroccan prisons, expressed his fear of a "catastrophe at any moment," as "the 'physical and psychological integrity of prisoners is being threatened. "

"We remind the international community that it must assume its full responsibility as soon as possible and before it is too late to remedy this gross injustice and grave violation of human rights, and intervene with State of Morocco to end this slow death of Saharawi political prisoners, "he insisted.

The Saharawi President, who is shouldering the Moroccan government the "responsible for the physical and psychological integrity" of these political prisoners, called for the urgent need to set up in occupied Western Sahara, a UN mechanism and an extension of mandate of MINURSO, to ensure the protection of human rights ".

Finally, he reiterated his "firm condemnation" to the Moroccan Government, which continues to ignore "this serious situation and denial of laws, values, ethics and contempt for human life in Western Sahara". (SPS)

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