Sahrawis
The Sahrawi, or Saharawi people (Arabic: صحراويون ṣaḥrāwīyūn; Berber: Iseḥrawiyen; Moroccan Arabic: صحراوة Ṣeḥrawa; Spanish: Saharaui), are the people living in the western part of the Sahara desert which includes Western Sahara, southern Morocco, much of Mauritania and the extreme southwest of Algeria. As with most peoples living in the Sahara, the Sahrawi culture is a mix of Berber, Black African and Arab elements. It shows mainly Berber people core characteristics with Arab cultural elements. The privileged position of women in Sahrawi tribes is a Berber tradition that predates the arrival of Islam and Arabs, as well as characteristics common …
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The Freedom Fund · 26 March 2024 English
This document synthesises the findings of our initial review of existing and emerging evidence on the modern slavery risks faced by people who lack the necessary documentation to access the …
2006) and historically nomadic groups like the Sahrawis (Smith, 2021). When geopolitical shifts occur …
UN: The United Nations · 5 March 2024 English
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the potential impact on the rights and safety of Sahrawis on its territory. Detaining women against their …
UN: The United Nations · 20 February 2024 English
4 p.Transmits letter from the Frente Polisario on the situation concerning Western Sahara.
setting fire to many rural houses and huts owned by Sahrawis on the coast of the occupied city of El Aaiún … authorities continue to confiscate vast lands owned by Sahrawis and deliver them to Moroccan settlers and foreign … condemns the new wave of escalation against the Sahrawis in the Occupied Sahrawi Territories, which is … and the killing of their livestock, converting Sahrawis into refugees and displaced persons in their … actions. The recent wave of escalation against Sahrawis is also another form of a clear and targeted …
UN: The United Nations · 15 February 2024 English
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to short-term enforced disappearances against Sahrawis in these camps, with the illegal "de facto authority" … The Frente Polisario founding texts prohibit Sahrawis from creating associations, political parties … looting of humanitarian aid destined for the Sahrawis in the camps. Mahmud Zeidan: Zeidan is a … exposed the systematic violations of human rights of Sahrawis on the Algerian territory, together with the … denunciation of the fierce repression against Sahrawis in Algeria. El Fadel Breika: El Fadel Breika …
MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 31 January 2024 English
mutilation, hygienic conditions, the skill and eyesight of the iv) Intermediate, meaning the removal of the clitoris and some operator, and the struggles of the child. [...] The representing the …
from MRG''" . - 'very valuable'". • No.40 The Sahrawis of Western Sahara •No.10 The Chinese in Indonesia …
SAIIA: South African Institute of International Affairs · 27 November 2023 English
By examining the particular histories of these two cases, the authors also illustrate how these classifications contribute to the different treatment of Somaliland and the SADR by the international community …
notably through 130 000 Moroccans who claimed to be Sahrawis being added to the voter’s roll.67 The population …
UN: The United Nations · 23 October 2023 English
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under the guise of granting self-rule to the Sahrawis. Under the proposal, Morocco would maintain its … hands of Moroccans or foreigners, rather than Sahrawis. It was unlikely that the property rights of … quo. Moreover, there was no evidence that the Sahrawis wanted an autonomous region. Instead, they should … Polisario, which traded in humanitarian aid. The Sahrawis had been able to overcome the multiple challenges … it provided for the self-determination of the Sahrawis, with an emphasis on negotiations. It was also …
MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 26 September 2023
from the NNC informed the Governor of Assam of the result of the plebiscite, and was told in return that the government could not For the N agas this was …
in Zimbabwe (Revised 1981 edition) •No.40 The Sahrawis of Western Sahara - 'informative ... vivid'" …
OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights · 15 August 2023 English
One common practice documented is the abduction of victims for several hours, with the victim being kidnapped, interrogated and tortured inside of a car, before being thrown out of the …
Moroccan presence in Western Sahara. Thousands of Sahrawis have suffered, women and men, and more than 321 … short-term enforced disappearances, abducting Sahrawis and then releasing them in varying periods ranging …
OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights · 15 August 2023 English
One common practice documented is the abduction of victims for several hours, with the victim being kidnapped, interrogated and tortured inside of a car, before being thrown out of the …
Moroccan presence in Western Sahara. Thousands of Sahrawis have suffered, women and men, and more than 321 … short-term enforced disappearances, abducting Sahrawis and then releasing them in varying periods ranging …
