The Saharawi President drew the attention of the UN on the plight of the Saharawi political detainee Dakja Lashgar
Bir Lehlu, 22/12/2009 (SPS) The Saharawi President, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mohamed Abdelaziz has attracted the attention of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on the situation of the Sahrawi activist Dakja Lashgar held in a Moroccan prison.
The Saharawi political detainee "lives of inhumane conditions of detention in solitary confinement under close surveillance, prohibited from any contact with the outside world, communication means and deprived of his right to medical care and food," said Mr. Aziz, in a letter received by SPS.
It has also recalled that the Saharawi activist suffered from multiple diseases following a disappearance forced more than ten years since she was kidnapped by the Moroccan security forces and detained in secret detention centers Agdez, Derb Moulay Cherif and Kelaat M'gouna where she suffered the worst torture and mistreatment.
The Saharawi president called the UN Secretary General to act to save the life of this militant stressing the need for "rapid intervention of UN official with the State of Morocco to save the life of rights activist Human Dakja Lashgar.
He has also informed the UN Secretary General and the repression of the blockade which had submitted the home of the Sahrawi activist Aminatou Haidar after his return to El Aaiun busy.
These practices, said the Saharawi president "demonstrate a pattern of repression fueled and framed by the discourse of the King of Morocco on November 6 against the citizens, students and activists of Sahrawi human rights defenders of the right of the Saharawi people self-determination enshrined in the decisions and UN charters.
Mr. Abdelaziz also recalled "the wave of repression through mass arrests, mock trials, confiscation of papers activists Human Rights while preventing them from traveling abroad and the unlawful deportation and forced expatriation of activist Aminatou Haidar.
He said that despite the return of Aminatou Haidar with his family, the manifestations of repression and provocation remain patent explains that the situation was similar to the activist an arrest.
President Abdelaziz also called on the UN to establish a mechanism capable of protecting human rights. "Given these rapid developments we believe it is time for United Nations to take urgent and necessary measures to guarantee the safety of citizens Saharawi through a mechanism of protection of human rights in Western Sahara, "he argued.
The Saharawi president finally called the Secretary General of the UN to intervene for" the release of seven activists of the rights of the man and all the Sahrawi prisoners and lift the blockade imposed on the activist Aminatou Haidar. "He also urged the UN to intervene" with all possible means, particularly through the sending of an independent medical team to the bedside of Dakja Lashgar and take appropriate action against this tragic humanitarian situation. "(SPS)
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