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Shahid Al Hafed, Feb 19, 2009 (SPS) The POLISRIO Front representative in the United nations, member of the National Secretariat, Ahmed Bukhari, wrote Tuesday to the President of the Security council of the United Nations, Yukio Takasu, to act upon the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Western Sahara, in a letter received by SPS.
Mr. Bukhari urged, in his letter, the Security Council to establish a human right component within the MINURSO mandate to protect, promote and monitor the human rights situation of the Saharawi people as long as the conflict over the decolonization of Western Sahara remains unsolved.
"The POLISARIO Front would welcome such an initiative and stands willing to cooperate in full with the Security Council in this regard," the letter stated.
"Our hope is that, through Security Council diligent efforts, the United Nations will address responsibly the long-standing and systematic denial of the human rights of the Saharawi people, and pave the way towards securing a democratic and legitimate process of self-determination in the Western Sahara." The letter added.
The letter also recalled of the provisions of UN Charter and SC resolutions on this matter as well as the report delivered by OHCHR on Sep 8, 2006 and the late HRW report in Dec 2008 which all express serious concern at the human rights situation in occupied Western Sahara. (SPS)
062/090/000 19 1200 FEB 09 SPS
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