The humanitarian situation in the Tindouf camps, in Algeria, has been frequently misrepresented by scholars interested in the regional dispute on the Moroccan Sahara. While the literature rightly points out the harsh climatic conditions and the difficult humanitarian situation prevailing in the camps, marked by widespread poverty and malnutrition, little is said about the political conditions and the actors that resulted into the displacement of Sahrawi civilians in the camps and their continued presence on Algerian territory in such tragic conditions.
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.
Journalist and publisher Mohamed Berrada affirmed that everyone is painfully watching the political and media derailment in Algeria.
The human rights violations committed by the Polisario militia against the Sahrawi populations in the Tindouf camps, with the complicity of Algeria, were denounced once again, Monday, before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
