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SPS 24.06.05
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Brussels (European Parliament),
24/06/2005 (SPS) 104 European parliamentarians called on the UN’s
Secretary General (SG), Kofi Annan, “put pressure on Morocco so that it
immediately stops the repression of (Saharawi) civilians". They
expressed their preoccupation about the extent of the repression that
is striking, since the last 21st May, Saharawi population in occupied
territories of Western Sahara, in the south of Morocco and in Moroccan
universities where Saharawi students are suffering systematic
repression exercised against them by Moroccan authorities.
The letter addressed on Thursday to the SG by the President of the
European Parliament intergroup "Peace for Saharawi people", and signed
by 104 European parliamentarians, affirmed that "since 21 May 2005,
peaceful demonstrations have taken place in Western Sahara calling for
the implementation of UN resolutions as the sole solution" to the
conflict opposing Morocco to Saharawi people.
Regrettably, "Moroccan authorities have responded to these peaceful
demonstrations with brutal repression, thus violating the most
fundamental principles of the right to demonstrate and freedom of
expression", of individuals, the text, of which SPS received a copy,
regretted.
Results, more than "300 wounded, some of them suffering from very
serious injuries, struggling to stay alive and being denied any medical
assistance in hospital, 85 imprisoned, and more than 30 people
missing", the text added, crying out against the fact that the
territory is "completely sealed off to the media."
The signatories also called on Mr. Annan to make sure that the
territory is opened in the face of the "national and international
media", to constitute " an international inquiry commission to
investigate" Moroccan human rights’ abuses in the occupied territories
and to "send permanent international observers and human rights
organizations in the aim of protecting the Saharawi civil population
that is constantly being harassed by the Moroccan army, police and
rapid intervention forces."
Here is the original text of the letter, SPS received:
To: Mister Kofi Annan
Secretary General of the United
Nations,
New York
Brussels, 23rd June 2005
Mister Secretary General,
We are writing to you in relation to
the very serious situation that is currently developing in the
territory of Western Sahara under Moroccan occupation.
Since 21 May 2005, peaceful
demonstrations have taken place in Western Sahara calling for the
implementation of UN resolutions as the sole solution to a conflict
that has lasted for almost 30 years.
The Moroccan authorities have
responded to these peaceful demonstrations with brutal repression, thus
violating the most fundamental principles of the right to demonstrate
and freedom of expression.
Up until now, the number of victims is
of more than 300 wounded, some of them suffering from very serious
injuries, struggling to stay alive and being denied any medical
assistance in hospital, 85 imprisoned, and more than 30 people missing.
In addition, entire families are being harassed in their own homes.
What is more, the territory is completely sealed off to the media and
at least three delegations of parliamentarians and other personalities,
especially coming from Spain, have not been allowed to enter the land
to see for themselves the gravity of the current situation.
We firmly believe that this situation
must be dealt with urgently by deploying all the political tools
required. Let us not forget that this is a latent conflict, in which
the UN is struggling to maintain a very fragile ceasefire.
Therefore, we call on the UN:
1. To put pressure on Morocco so that it immediately stops the
repression of civilians.
2. To
make sure that the national and international media can enter the
territory and do their job without any kind of
impediments.
3. To
set up an international inquiry commission to investigate these events.
4. To
send permanent international observers and human rights organizations
in the aim of protecting the Saharawi civil
population that is constantly being harassed by the Moroccan army,
police and rapid intervention forces." (SPS)
060/090/000 241219 Juin 05 SPS
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SPS 24.06.05
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Brussels (European Parliament),
24/06/2005 (SPS) 104 European parliamentarians called on the UN’s
Secretary General (SG), Kofi Annan, “put pressure on Morocco so that it
immediately stops the repression of (Saharawi) civilians". They
expressed their preoccupation about the extent of the repression that
is striking, since the last 21st May, Saharawi population in occupied
territories of Western Sahara, in the south of Morocco and in Moroccan
universities where Saharawi students are suffering systematic
repression exercised against them by Moroccan authorities
Here are the names of the European parliamnetrians who signed the
letter.
PSE = Socialist Group in the European
Parliament
Verts/ALE = Group of the Greens/European Free
Alliance
GUE/NGL = Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green
Left
PPE-DE = Group of the European's People Party (Christian Democrats) and
European Democrats
ALDE = Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe
NAME
POLITICAL GROUP
COUNTRY
001- ADAMOU
Adamos…………………
GUE/NGL
Cyprus
002- ANDERSSON
Jan
PSE
Sweden
003- AUBERT
Maire-Hélène
Verts/ALE
France
004- AUKEN
Margrete
Verts/ALE
Denmark
005- BERGER
Maria
PSE
Austria
006- BERLINGUER
Giovanni
PSE
Italy
007- BÖSCH
Herbert
PSE
Austria
008- BOZKURT
Emine
PSE
Netherlands
009- BULLMANN
Udo
PSE
Germany
010- CARNERO GONZALEZ
Carlos
PSE
Spain
011- CASACA
Paulo
PSE
Portugal
012- CHRISTENSEN
Ole
PSE
Denmark
013- CORBEY
Dorette
PSE
Netherlands
014- DIEZ GONZALEZ
Rosa
PSE
Spain
015- DOS SANTOS Manuel
António
PSE
Portugal
016- DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP
Bárbara
PSE
Spain
017- EK
Lena
ALDE
Sweden
018- ETTL
Harald
PSE
Austria
019- FERNANDES Emanuel
Jardim
PSE
Portugal
020- FERREIRA
Anne
PSE
France
021- GARCIA PEREZ
Iratxe
PSE
Spain
022- GEBHARDT
Evelyne
PSE
Germany
023- GOMES Ana
Maria
PSE
Portugal
024- GRABOWSKA
Genowefa
PSE
Poland
025- GRÖNER
Lissy
PSE
Germany
026- GURMAI
Zita
PSE
Hungary
027- HAMMERSTEIN
David
Verts/ALE
Spain
028- HARMS
Rebecca
Verts/ALE
Germany
029- HAUG Jutta
D.
PSE
Germany
030- HEDH
Anna
PSE
Sweden
031- HEDKVIST PETERSEN
Ewa
PSE
Sweden
032- HERCZOG
Edit
PSE
Hungary
033- HONEYBALL
Mary
PSE
UK
034- ISLER BEGUIN Marie
Anne
Verts/ALE
France
035- JOAN i MARI
Bernat
Verts/ALE
Spain
036- JÖNS
Karin
PSE
Germany
037- JORGENSEN
Dan
PSE
Denmark
038- KALLENBACH
Gisela
Verts/ALE
Germany
039- KARAS
Othmar
PPE-DE
Austria
040- KINNOCK
Glenys
PSE
UK
041- KOTEREC
Milos
PSE
Slovakia
042- KREHL Constanze
Angela
PSE
Germany
043- KREISSL-DÖRFLER
Wolfgang
PSE
Germany
044- KUHNE
Helmut
PSE
Germany
045- LAMBERT
Jean
Verts/ALE
UK
046- LAVARRA
Vincenzo
PSE
Italy
047- LEHTINEN
Lasse
PSE
Finland
048- LEICHTFRIED
Jörg
PSE
Austria
049- LEINEN
Jo
PSE
Germany
050- LICHTENBERGER
Evelin
Verts/ALE
Austria
051- LUCAS
Caroline
Verts/ALE
UK
052- MAATEN
Jules
ALDE
Netherlands
053- MADEIRA
Jamilia
PSE
Portugal
054- MALMSTRÖM
Cecilia
ALDE
Sweden
055- Martinez Martinez Miguel
Angel
PSE
Spain
056- MASIP HIDALGO
Antonio
PSE
Spain
057- MASTENBROEK
Edith
PSE
Netherlands
058- MATSAKIS
Mario
ALDE
Cyprus
059- MENENDEZ DEL VALLE
Emilio
PSE
Spain
060- MIKKO
Marianne
PSE
Estonia
061- MORGAN
Eluned
PSE
UK
062- MORGANTINI
Luisa
GUE/NGL
Italy
063- MYLLER
Riitta
PSE
Finland
064- ÖZDEMIR
Cem
Verts/ALE
Germany
065- PALECKIS Justas
Vincas
PSE
Lithuania
066- PAPADIMOULIS
Dimitrios
GUE/NGL
Greece
067- PIECYK
Willi
PSE
Germany
068- PITTELLA
Giovanni
PSE
Italy
069- PRETS
Christa
PSE
Austria
070- RESETARITS
Karin
ALDE
Austria
071- RIERA MADURELL
Teresa
PSE
Spain
072- ROMEVA i RUEDA
Raul
Verts/ALE
Spain
073- ROTHE
Mechtild
PSE
Germany
074- RÜBIG
Paul
PPE-DE
Austria
075- SACCONI
Guido
PSE
Italy
076- SALINAS GARCIA María
Isabel
PSE
Spain
077- SANCHEZ PRESEDO
Antolín
PSE
Spain
078- SCHEELE
Karin
PSE
Austria
079- SCHIERHUBER
Agnes
PPE-DE
Austria
080- SCHLYTER
Carl
Verts/ALE
Sweden
081- SCHMIDT
Frithjof
Verts/ALE
Germany
082- SEEBER
Richard
PPE-DE
Austria
083- SEGELSTRÖM
Inger
PSE
Sweden
084- SIFUNAKIS
Nikolaos
PSE
Greece
085- SJÖSTEDT
Jonas
GUE/NGL
Sweden
086- SORNOSA MARTINEZ
Maria
PSE
Spain
087- STAES
Bart
Verts/ALE
Belgium
088- STENZEL
Ursula
PPE-DE
Austria
089- STHILER
Catherine
PSE
UK
090- SWOBODA
Hannes
PSE
Austria
091- TARABELLA
Marc
PSE
Belgium
092- TRIANTAPHYLLIDES
Kyriacos
GUE/NGL
Cyprus
093- TURMES
Claude
Verts/ALE
Luxembourg
094- VALENCIANO María
Elena
PSE
Spain
095- VAN DEN BERG
Max
PSE
Netherlands
096- VAN DEN BURG
Ieke
PSE
Netherlands
097- VAN LANCKER
Anne
PSE
Belgium
098- VINCENZI
Marta
PSE
Italy
099- WEILER
Barbara
PSE
Germany
100- WESTLUND
Asa
PSE
Sweden
101- WHITEHEAD
Phillip
PSE
UK
102- WYNN
Terence
PSE
UK
103- ZIMMER
Gabriele
GUE/NGL
Germany
104- ZINGARETTI
Nicola
PSE
Italy.
060/090/000 241516 Juin 05
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SPS
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Roma, 24/06/2005 (SPS) Italian
Democrat Socialist Party (DS) expressed its deep preoccupation about
the policy of repression prevailing these last weeks in Western Sahara.
DS denounced "acts of blind repression" and of "humiliations" civilians
in the occupied territories of Western Sahara are suffering from
because they demonstrated and claimed for their legitimate rights.
The person in charge for the External Relation of the Party, Luciano
Vecchi, quoted by APS, also condemned "the case of intimidation and
expulsion of foreign citizens, deputies and journalists, mainly from
Spain and Norway, who were intimidated and expulsed from the occupied
territory" by Moroccan authorities.
The Italian left party also underlined in its statement that "the Baker
Plan must be an acceptable solution to the two parties, mainly Morocco,
who is now activating men and money, not to struggle against poverty or
to developed and progress, but to maintain its forces on the lines of
the front".
Mr. Vecchi finally called the United Nations, European Union and the
international community to fully engage for the search of a solution
that conforms to the interests of the concerned population to live in
peace, harmony and stability.
Italian Communist Party (PDCI) called on Moroccan Government to
"respect human rights in Western Sahara", noting that "Moroccan violent
repression against peaceful demonstrations organized by Saharawi people
these last weeks are of an extreme seriousness".
Many Italian Deputies and Senators called on the President of the
Italian Council of Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and his Minister of
foreign Affairs, Gianfranco Fini, to oeuvre for the intervention of the
UN in "the protection" of Saharawis "who are submitted to human tights"
in Western Sahara, exercised by the Moroccan colonialism.
On another hand, the Party of the Italian Communist Re-foundation (PRC)
insisted Thursday on the necessity of the implication of diplomacy to
help Saharawis and condemn Moroccan repression. (SPS)
010/090/700 241908
June 05 SPS
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SAHARA
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