02/10/2015
Recognize: Western Sahara is Africa’s last colony, which has been on the UN decolonization list since 1960s. At that time, the territory was under Spanish colonial rule. However, since 1975, after the Spanish betrayal and Madrid's agreement (to break Western Sahara among Spain, Morocco and Mauritania), two third of Western Sahara became occupied by the Kingdom of Morocco. Despite over a hundred resolutions stating the right of self-determination for the Saharawi people, the occupation still continues to this day. In 1992 a referendum was supposed to take place to give the Saharawi the right to decide over their own fate. No referendum, thus far, has been organized due to Morocco’s refusal to accept a free Western Sahara. Western Sahara has been recognized by over 80 countries and is a member of the African Union. Neither the United Nations (UN) nor the African Union (AU) or any country in the world, recognizes Morocco’s claims of sovereignty over Western Sahara. Morocco claims that Western Sahara (in the pre-colonial period) was part of the historic Moroccan Kingdom. This, however, was clearly rejected by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its Advisory Opinion of 16 October 1975. The legal status of Western Sahara in the 4th Committee of United Nations General assembly (UNGA) is clear: it is a non-self-governing territory awaiting decolonization through a fair and transparent referendum on self-determination. Sahrawi people have suffered too long without the international community taking its responsibility to ensure that freedom, equality and democracy are truly implemented and upheld in the case of Western Sahara. Acknowledge: To follow ALNEF's Marxist-Leninist ideology on defending people's right of self-determination. To gather our power to struggle for Sahrawi's Universal Right to freedom and independence. War alarms are turned on, after 40 years, Sahrawi youth are tired of waiting and want to start war to get back their homeland. Call on: United Nations to organize a referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in accordance with the relevant African Union decisions and United Nations Resolutions. Respect of international human rights law in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, notably the right to freedom of association, assembly, protest, movement and expression; That the mandate of MINURSO should be expanded to incorporate a human rights monitoring and documenting mechanism; To take down the 2700km wall that separates Western Sahara Land, families and lives. The release of all Saharawi political prisoners in different Moroccan prisons; Put an end to the illegal exploitations of the natural resources of Western Sahara in the illegally occupied territories and the discouragement of the involvement of foreign companies, especially European, in such activities. THIES, 20th September 2015 Executive Committee of ALNEF
