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US diplomat Christopher Ross appointed UNSC personal envoy for Sahara 1/8/2009
US diplomat, Christopher Ross has been appointed as the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Sahara, the UNSG spokesperson, Michele Montas announced on Wednesday. "Mr. Ross will work with the parties and neighboring countries based on the most recent Security Council Resolution 1813 and previous resolutions,
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CORCAS chairman holds talks with finish delegation 1/7/2009
Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid on Tuesday held talks with visiting Finnish MP and Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Kimmo Kiljunen.
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Former detainee tells his ordeal in Polisario jails 1/5/2009
The Polisario uses the same methods of torture the Khmer Rouge used against their opponents, according to a former detainee in the prisons of the Tindouf Camps, southwest Algeria.
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Sahrawi notables complain about political exploitation of children by Polisario 1/2/2009
Sheikhs and notables of Sahrawi tribes have complained in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the exploitation of children by the Polisario for political purposes.The signatories of the letter, a copy of which reached the MAP, have rejected the claims of the Polisario about the alleged "abduction, torture and intimidation" suffered by Lalou Bint Sheikh Ahmed (9 years) by security forces, current December 18.
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NGO surprised by biased, subjective nature of HRW report 12/31/2008
NGO, the "International Federation for Autonomy in the Sahara" (FIAS) on Tuesday voiced amazement at the "biased and subjective" nature of the latest report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on human rights in Morocco's Southern provinces and in the Tindouf camps in South-Western Algeria.In a press release issued in Paris, the FIAS said it was surprised to hear the Middle-East and North Africa director at the US-based watchdog say
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