Brahim Ghali, the self-proclaimed leader of the « polisario » organization, a separatist movement aiming to forcefully acquire independence from the Kingdom of Morocco, was accepted for treatment at the hospital on Spanish soil, according to the Government of Morocco, arriving under false name and with forged Algerian diplomatic passport.
Like all Sahrawi women, I have been outraged to learn that Spain has admitted on its soil war criminal Brahim Ghali, under a fake identity and forged documents provided by Algeria.
It is indeed a true insult to the women, men and children that are victims of the crimes against Humanity perpetrated by this individual, against whom the Spanish judiciary issued an arrest warrant.
We, the three thousands academics, lawyers, journalists, and civil society activists that are members of the International Platform for for Defense and Support to the Moroccan Sahara,
Under various names, the issue has been of concern for decades. In the terminology of decolonization law, it is Western Sahara. In the terminology of Moroccan national law, the Southern Provinces. In the terminology of historical anthropology, the Moroccan Sahara.
The phenomenon of recruitment of child soldiers by the polisario under the supervision of the Algerian Army, so denounced by international organizations including the UN, has been invited to the European Parliament through a question –with request for written reply-addressed by a group of MEPs to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell.
In late 2020, the US legally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, and affirmed that the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative is the only basis for a realistic, serious and credible solution to the regional dispute over the territory. Since its completion, critics of the US recognition have come out in full force: Some have said that this decision tramples on the rights of the Sahrawi people who live in Western Sahara, and they’ve called for the Biden administration to undo it.
In 15 March, the New Zealand High Court of Justice issued its decision following legal action initiated last year by two members of the Polisario separatist movement.
Polisario's target was the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF), a sovereign wealth fund which is a kind of pension fund and which has invested in recent years in fertiliser production activities using phosphate from the Moroccan Sahara.
