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Western Sahara Campaign UK
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We are the Western Sahara Campaign UK, campaigning to further support for the self determination of the Saharawi. We are always looking for volunteers and ideas no matter what they are. Please reach out to us on our contact page.
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MINURSO - the complete failure!
Following the ending of the mandate of MINURSO, the Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) UK condemns the complete failure of the United Nations Security Council to provide for the self-determination of the Saharawi people.
For over half a century the Saharawi people have had to live in exile in refugee camps or under an illegal Moroccan occupation waiting for the process of decolonisation to be completed.
The support of the UK government for a predetermined solution based on the extension of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara is contrary to international law and the UN charter. It is not mutually acceptable and it is not based on the inalienable right of self-determination that the UK government states it supports.
WSC UK calls on the UK government and the international community to act to honour principles of international law and its public commitments. Put simply they must recognise the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination rather than enable the illegal invasion of Western Sahara by Morocco.
The above betrayal leads way to the need for an improved and more efficient solidarity movement.
Please see details below of the upcoming solidarity conference, please email wsactionforum@gmail.com if you wish to attend.
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We need your support
The campaign needs support and help. We run solely on volunteers. If you think you can help in any way please get in contact. No matter your experience or knowledge your help will go a long way and will be greatly appreciated.
Please contact us at coordinator@wsahara.org.uk
A brief history of the Western Sahara from 1975
In 1975 Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco. An occupation that was judged illegal by the international Court of Justice and the UN Security Council. Since then the Saharawi, the indigenous people of the territory, have ben denied their basic right to self determination and have watched as other former colonies have gained their independance. Morocco has divided the country with a 1500km wall protected by landmines and heavily armed with troops. On one side is the occupied zone, roughly 75% of the territory. In which Morocco carry out a theft of phosphates, fisheries and crops to be illegaly sold as of Moroccan origin on the global trading market. It is illegal to display the flag of Western Sahara in the occupied zone, and there are many disappearances of those with the courage to speak up. The remaining 25% of Western Sahara, is administered by the elected representatives of the Saharawi people, the Polisario Front, and has been proclaimed as the Saharawi Democratic Arab Republic (SADR). However the majority of the Saharawi live in refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, who through solidarity have provided a large area to the Saharawi, to give them the ability to maintain an independant state even in exile.
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The Campaign is soley reliant on donations from supporters of all walks of life, no matter how small the donation it will help in our fight to make the international community hold true to its promise and pledge of holding a referendum so that the people of the Western Sahara can decide their own future.