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Aminatou
arrived on Thursday to Vienna, within the framework of a campaign to raise
awareness on the situation in the occupied territories of the Western
Sahara. She was received by Mrs. Karin Schelle, President of the European
Parliament’s intergroup "Peace for the Saharawi people" as well as Polisario
Front’s representative to Austria, Najat Hindi.
The
Saharawi human rights activist met with the Director of the International
Institute for Human Righs, Mr. Lans, who has been Minister for Interior and
Foreign Affairs in Austria, the same source stressed.
During the
meeting, Mrs. Haidar gave a briefing on the abuses, violations and arbitrary
arrests to which the Saharawi civilians are subjected, especially human
rights activists in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara.
On his
part, Mr. Lans reaffirmed his support to the Saharawi people’s struggle for
self-determination and independence, reaffirming his decision to publicise
the testimony of the Saharawi activist on his organisation’s website.
Before the
meeting, Mrs. Haidar has animated a press conference in Baden in company of
Mrs. Karin Schelle and Mr. Korlos, Secretary General of the Austrian
Socialist Party in Baden as well as Polisario Front’s Representative, Najat
Hindi.
Another
conference was organised in the raining Institute in Vienna under the
presidium of the Austrian Parliamentarian in charge for external relations
with the Socialist Party, Petra Bayer, under the theme "the human rights in
the occupied territories of the Western Sahara".
The
conference was organised on the occasion of the international day of Human
rights, and was attended by important Austrian personalities, including the
President of the Austrian Parliament, Mrs. Barbara Prammer.
Mrs.
Prammer called on her Government to adopt "a more positive position towards
the Western Sahara’s conflict", while Mrs. Schelle said in this respect that
Austria should "follow the example of Sweden and the Nordic countries, who
refused to sign the EU-Morocco fishing agreements", because they were
ethically unacceptable. (SPS)
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