Pervenute tramite Rasdroma, pubblichiamo notizie e valutazioni bilingue pubblicate sul sito delle NN. UU. a riguardo della situazione nel Sahara Occidentale.<\/p>\n
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Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). UN Photo\/Jean-Marc Ferr\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
19 February 2013 \u2013 The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern over the conviction of 25 Sahrawi civilians by a military court after they clashed with security forces in a protest camp near Laayoune, Western Sahara.<\/p>\n
On 8 November 2010, Moroccan security forces moved to dismantle the Gdim Izik protest camp, which was set up by Sahrawis to protest their living conditions. The clashes resulted in the death of 11 members of the Moroccan security forces and two Sahrawis.<\/p>\n
This weekend, the 25 civilians were given sentences that range from two years to life imprisonment by the Permanent Military Tribunal of the Royal Armed Forces in Rabat, the Moroccan capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs noted by the Human Rights Committee, the use of military or special courts to try civilians raises serious problems as far as the equitable, impartial and independent administration of justice is concerned,\u201d\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0the spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR<\/a>\u00a0), Rupert Colville.<\/p>\n Mr. Colville told reporters in Geneva that the agency was also concerned by reports that most of the accused said they were tortured or ill-treated during their pre-trial detention, but no investigations have been made following these allegations.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a very serious event, involving substantial loss of life, and it is important that justice is done, but it is also important that the judicial processes scrupulously abide by international fair trial standards,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n The UN has been involved in mediation efforts to find a settlement in Western Sahara since 1976, when fighting broke out between Morocco and the movement known as Frente Polisario, after the Spanish colonial administration of the territory ended.<\/p>\n A UN peacekeeping force, known as the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO<\/a>\u00a0), has also been in place since 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n News Tracker: past stories on this issue<\/strong><\/p>\n UN envoy for Western Sahara heads to Moscow after talks in Washington<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rupert Colville, porte-parole du Haut commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme (HCDH). Photo ONU\/Jean-Marc Ferr\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 19 f\u00e9vrier 2013 \u2013 Le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme (HCDH<\/a>\u00a0) a exprim\u00e9 mardi sa pr\u00e9occupation devant la condamnation de 25 Sahraouis par un tribunal militaire marocain, plus de deux ans apr\u00e8s les affrontements qui avaient oppos\u00e9s ces civils aux forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de Laayoune, au Sahara occidental.<\/p>\n Le 8 novembre 2010, les forces marocaines \u00e9taient intervenues pour d\u00e9manteler un campement construit par des manifestants sahraouis pour protester contre leurs conditions de vie. Les affrontements qui ont suivi ont co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 11 membres des forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9s et \u00e0 deux Sahraouis.<\/p>\n Ce weekend, les 25 civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 des peines d’emprisonnement allant de deux ans \u00e0 la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 par le Tribunal militaire permanent des Forces arm\u00e9es royales \u00e0 Rabat, la capitale du Maroc.<\/p>\n \u00ab Comme l’a indiqu\u00e9 le Comit\u00e9 des droits de l’homme, le recours \u00e0 des tribunaux militaires ou sp\u00e9ciaux pour juger des civils posent de graves probl\u00e8mes quant \u00e0 l’exercice d’une justice \u00e9quitable, impartiale et ind\u00e9pendante \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le porte-parole du HCDH, Rupert Colville, lors d’une conf\u00e9rence de presse donn\u00e9e aujourd’hui \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve.<\/p>\n Selon le porte-parole, le HCDH est \u00e9galement pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par les all\u00e9gations selon lesquelles la plupart des accus\u00e9s auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 victimes d’actes de torture et de mauvais traitements au cours de leur d\u00e9tention provisoire. Aucune enqu\u00eate n’a cependant \u00e9t\u00e9 ouverte pour faire la lumi\u00e8re sur ces accusations.<\/p>\n L’ONU est impliqu\u00e9e dans les efforts de m\u00e9diation visant \u00e0 trouver une solution au conflit sur le Sahara occidental qui dure depuis 1976, lorsque des combats ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 entre le Maroc et le Front Polisario, qui exige un \u00c9tat sahraoui ind\u00e9pendant.<\/p>\n La force de Casques bleus, la Mission des Nations Unies pour l’organisation d’un r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum au Sahara occidental (MINURSO<\/a>\u00a0) a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e en 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n News Tracker: autres d\u00e9p\u00eaches sur la question<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\nLe HCDH pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par la condamnation de 25 civils sahraouis par un tribunal militaire marocain<\/h4>\n
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