Shaheed El Hafed, August 31, 2026 (SPS) – The Sahrawi National Human Rights Commission (CONASADH) condemned today, Monday, the continued serious crimes and human rights violations committed by the Moroccan occupation against unarmed Sahrawi civilians, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, calling for the fate of more than 400 missing Sahrawis, including the Group of 15, to be revealed.
In a statement, CONASADH called on international human rights organizations and relevant UN mechanisms to take serious action to compel the Moroccan occupying state to provide information on missing and forcibly disappeared Sahrawis, and to investigate crimes of torture, killing, abduction and other violations committed against the Sahrawi people.
It also called on international justice mechanisms to pursue and hold Moroccan officials accountable for grave human rights violations and bring those responsible to justice, while demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all Sahrawi political prisoners.
CONASADH further held Spain responsible for the abduction and disappearance of Sahrawi resistance leader Mohamed Sidi Brahim Bassiri, leader of the historic Zemla uprising in 1970, and called for clarification of his fate, while recalling Spain’s legal responsibilities regarding the decolonization of Western Sahara.
It also condemned what it described as the failure of the International Committee of the Red Cross to fulfill its responsibilities to protect Sahrawi civilians, calling on it to pressure the Moroccan state to respect human rights and international humanitarian law.
It further called for the occupied territories of the Sahrawi Republic to be opened to international media, observers, parliamentary delegations and international personalities, allowing them to assess the human rights situation and monitor violations committed against Sahrawi civilians.
CONASADH reaffirmed its solidarity with victims of enforced disappearance, survivors of Moroccan secret detention centers and their families, stressing the need to respect relevant international conventions and treaties, particularly the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
