La publication française dans press.un.

org des discours des pétitionnaires pro

sahraouis dans le C-24 montre une "retouche marocaine".

Comparaison entre la publication en anglais et en français dans le press.un.org des

discours des orateurs pro sahraouis dans la C-24. 

Comme vous pouvez le vérifier ci-dessous, la version française du résumé des

discours a clairement l'intention de caviarder et d'éditer de sorte que certaines
parties importantes des discours sont soit retirées, soit "adoucies". 

Nous exhortons l'Assemblée des Nations Unies à vérifier cet incident qui
malheureusement se produit pendant des années consécutives aux pétitionnaires
qui défendent les résolutions des Nations Unies, le droit interne et parlent
également de leurs propres expériences et conclusions sur la question du Sahara
Occidental.

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Sidi Mohamed Omar, speaking for M. SIDI MOHAMED OMAR, du Front

Frente POLISARIO, recalled General
Assembly and Security Council
resolutions related to the issue and
condemned the illegal Moroccan
occupation.  Describing Frente
POLISARIO as the sole and legitimate
political movement in the Territory, he
said that the right of the people of the
Western Sahara to self-determination is
not affected by the passage of time or
the fait accompli by Morocco.  The
Territory is committed to an early and
peaceful solution to the situation but will
continue to defend its right to self-
determination by all legitimate means,
he added.
POLISARIO, a rappelé que les
Sahraouis restent en majorité en faveur
de l’indépendance.  Or ce peuple ne
peut toujours pas y accéder, a-t-il
ajouté, fustigeant l’occupation illégale
du territoire par le Maroc, une
occupation « que déplore l’Assemblée
générale et qui constitue une insulte à
la Charte des Nations Unies ».  Le
temps qui passe ou le fait accompli
imposé par la force n’entraveront jamais
la marche vers la liberté du peuple du
Sahara occidental, a-t-il affirmé. 

BOULLAH TALEB AOMAR said conflict M. BOULLAH TALEB AOMAR,

continues with no hope for a solution
that guarantees the rights of Western
Sahara’s inhabitants. The referendum
was never completed, and a peaceful
settlement was never reached, he said,
drawing attention to the more than
170,000 Saharan refugees in the
pétitionnaire, a déploré que plus de
soixante ans après les indépendances
en Afrique, le Sahara occidental
continue d'être un territoire non
autonome qui souffre des effets du
colonialisme depuis des décennies.
Les réfugiés des camps de Tindouf
Tindouf camps who continue to wait for
settlement. They continue to face
economic hardships and political
oppression, he added, stressing: “We
have no hope for a clear future.”
Changing the demographics of the
territory of Western Sahara and
plundering its resources is illegal, he
said, pointing out that many parties in
the international community have taken
part in this crime.
MOHAMED ALI ARKOUKOU, speaking
for the Sahrawi Association in USA,
deplored the human rights violations
suffered on a daily basis by the people
of Western Sahara, including the
beatings dealt out to peaceful
demonstrators. He also deplored the
unlawful detention of two dozen
Sahrawi prisoners. The recent display
by the occupying Power of a picture of
children in a camp in military uniform to
back baseless accusations echoed the
“stupid moment” that Colin Powell held
up a photo for similar effect, he
stressed. He also deplored the “double
standards and hypocrisy” of the United
Nations, which supports Ukrainian
refugees and does not extend such
support to the plight suffered by
Sahrawis for the past four years.
WYND KAUFMAN, speaking for
Karama Sahara, said that she had been
detained last summer during an attempt
to visit Western Sahara, during which
she was escorted into a small room,
detained for several hours and violently
forced on a plane back to Casablanca.
During this time, she suffered bruises
and was subjected to emotional distress
when an agent lifted her shirt and
exposed her breasts to the entire plane,
she added. Such brutality by occupying
agents nonetheless pales in comparison
to the conditions suffered by Sahrawis
for the past half century, she said, also
continuent d'attendre un règlement
pendant que leurs frères et leurs sœurs
vivent comme une minorité au Maroc.
Selon lui, le Maroc a violé le droit à
l'autodétermination du peuple du
Sahara occidental et continue
l'occupation illégale de son territoire.
M. MOHAMED ALI ARKOUKOU,
Sahrawi Association in USA, a dénoncé
les accusations pernicieuses répétées
par le représentant du Maroc à
l’encontre du Sahara occidental et de
son représentant légitime, le Front
POLISARIO. Le Maroc continue selon
lui de bafouer les droits des Saharaouis,
notamment en détenant des civils
innocents dans ses prisons. Il a
demandé à l’ONU de s’acquitter de ses
obligations envers le peuple sahraoui.
Mme WYND KAUFMYN, Karama
Sahara, a raconté avoir été détenue et
expulsée de façon violente du Sahara
occidental alors qu’elle s’y rendait pour
rencontrer des familles sahraouies. Elle
a dénoncé la brutalité des agents
occupants qui entravent l’accès au
territoire aux diplomates et aux
journalistes, y compris de hauts
responsables de l’ONU. La situation au
Sahara occidental s’est détériorée au
point de devenir catastrophique, a-t-elle
alerté, en déplorant que l’Espagne a
abandonné sa colonie avant qu’elle ait
pu exercer son droit à
citing cancelled and aborted visits by autodétermination.
various politicians, diplomats,
researchers and journalists. Such
actions are an attempt to hide from the
world the conditions endured by the
people of the Territory, she stressed,
calling on the situation of the people to
be addressed before it deteriorates to
the point of being dire.

TALEB ALI SALEM said that thousands
of people are suffering because of the
brutal occupation of Western Sahara by
Morocco. Noting that refugees from
that Territory have been waiting in the
deserts for decolonization for 47 years,
he asked how long the major Powers
with vested interests in the Territory will
cover up the truth. How long will Spain
continue to evade its responsibility for
decolonizing Western Sahara, he
added, noting that the Sahrawi people
have been counting resolutions on
paper, as well as their own victims.
Expressing concern about the “complicit
silence” of the United Nations, he said
the credibility of the Organization
depends on decolonizing the last colony
in Africa.
M. TALEB ALI SALEM, se présentant
comme réfugié sahraoui, a condamné
les conséquences de l’occupation
brutale du Sahara occidental, les
Nations Unies, totalement passives, se
rendant coupable du massacre du
peuple sahraoui. Votre crédibilité
dépend de votre volonté de mettre fin à
la colonisation du Sahara occidental –
dernière colonie en Afrique-, au pillage
de ses ressources naturelles et aux
persécutions de son peuple, a-t-il lancé.

CHRIS SASSI, speaking for SKC,
asked: “What are the prospects for the
Sahrawi people?” Noting that Frente
POLISARIO was established to liberate
the Territory from the occupying Power,
he said that many refugees have grown
up entirely in the camps. The fight for
independence continues because they
would prefer to die with dignity. Citing
the United States Constitution which
begins with “We the People” and the
French call for liberty, fraternity and
equality, he noted that the United States
is the top provider of energy to occupied
Sahrawi territory, while France is also
supporting Morocco. Yet both countries
support Ukraine and are sending tanks
and sharing intelligence with that
M. CHRIS SASSI, de SKC, est revenu
sur l’histoire du Front POLISARIO et a
condamné à son tour l’inaction de la
communauté internationale pour mettre
fin au « joug marocain sur la dernière
colonie d’Afrique ». Il a accusé la
France, l’Espagne et les États-Unis de
ne pas défendre la pleine application
des résolutions de l’ONU sur la question
du Sahara occidental, laissant la force
occupante torturer le peuple du Sahara
occidental.
country, he noted, condemning the
double standards of these Security
Council permanent members.
KATHLEEN THOMAS, speaking for
Global Directives LLC, noting that she
was the former official of the United
Nations Mission for the Referendum in
Western Sahara (MINURSO) in charge
of legal affairs, voiced concern about
the United Nations inability to ensure
the right to self-determination of the
people of Western Sahara and to end
the situation in which their human rights
are being consistently violated. “There
is simply no reason for a colony to exist
on the African continent in 2023,” she
stressed, noting that the American Bar
Association recently issued a resolution
calling for the United States to take
steps to enforce those rights. The
Special Committee could do a lot more
to alleviate the harm done to the people
of Western Sahara by Morocco, she
added.
CLAUDIA UREY, speaking for the
American Association of Jurists, said it
supports the self-determination of
peoples and the sovereignty of States
over their financial resources, defence
of human rights and actions against
colonialism. Noting that Spain
continues de jure to be the
administering Power today with a
position incompatible with General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), she
called on States to rectify their policies
on western Sahara and violations of
their sovereignty over their natural
resources. The plunder of the natural
resources of the people of Western
Sahara denies their right to
development, she said, adding that this
is supported by members of the
European Union and other States
through illegal agreements in agriculture
and fisheries.
Mme KATHLEEN THOMAS, de Global
Directives LLC, s’est dite préoccupée
par l’incapacité des Nations Unies à
garantir le droit à l’autodétermination du
Sahara occidental, contribuant, ce
faisant, à maintenir en place « la
dernière colonie d’Afrique ». Les États-
Unis aussi laissent le Maroc bafouer les
droits à la justice, à la liberté et à
l’exploitation des ressources naturelles
du peuple sahraoui, a-t-elle ajouté.
Mme CLAUDIA UREY, American
Association of Juris (Asociacion
Americana de Jurista), a rappelé que la
résolution 1514 de l’Assemblée
générale contraint les États Membres à
faciliter le processus de décolonisation.
Elle a ensuite attiré l’attention sur les
conditions inhumaines des plus de 170
000 réfugiés sahraouis dans les camps
de Tindouf, qui exigent une attention
immédiate avec la reprise du conflit
armé. La Puissance occupante, a-t-elle
dit, s’est servie de drones qui, à
plusieurs reprises, ont eu une incidence
sur les véhicules civils à l’est du mur de
séparation et blessé des Algériens et
des Mauritaniens.
AHMED FANAN, noting that Morocco
has been occupying the Western
Sahara for decades, using it for its
natural resources and for tourism,
underscored the need for international
intervention to help its people achieve
self-determination. He deplored the
human rights violations perpetrated by
Moroccan authorities, including
kidnappings and torture in detention
centres. Emphasizing the right of the
Sahrawi people to self-determination by
referendum, although Morocco does not
want this to take place, he voiced
concern over the plight of citizens who
cannot express their views on the
occupation. “As a free citizen who
believes in human rights and the just
cause of Western Sahara”, he voiced
support for the right of the Sahrawi
people, including journalists and
detained persons, to freedom.
ADRIENNE KINNE, speaking for
Veterans for Peace, describing herself
as a human being who cares about
social justice, shared her experience of
visiting Western Sahara. During her
first visit, she saw for herself the
strength of Sahrawis who have been
waiting and advocating for a referendum
promised decades ago, she said, also
detailing incidents of harassment by
occupation authorities, as well as
reports of people being denied the
freedom of travel and children being
detained for visiting the home of a
human rights defender. “I saw the
bruises and injuries on the bodies of
women who had been harassed, beaten
and raped by occupation forces,” she
said, adding that what is happening in
Western Sahara is unjust and
unacceptable in the twenty-first century.
She also condemned the United States’
erasure of Western Sahara from official
maps.
M. AHMED FANAN, pétitionnaire, a
affirmé que le Maroc occupe le Sahara
occidental et se livre à des crimes qui
portent atteinte à la dignité des
prisonniers sahraouis. La justice
marocaine n’est pas neutre, ni
indépendante, et fabrique souvent des
allégations, a soutenu le pétitionnaire. Il
en a appelé à l’ONU pour que le peuple
sahraoui puisse jouir de
l’autodétermination, que les détenus
soient remis en liberté, que les tortures
et détentions prennent fin et que les
responsables rendent des comptes.
Mme ADRIENNE KINNE, Veterans For
Peace, a indiqué s’être rendue au
Sahara occidental pour rencontrer les
Sahraouis qui militent pour leur
autodétermination depuis des
décennies malgré la colonisation et
l’oppression de leur pays. Elle a fait état
d’enfants détenus, de destruction de
maisons, et de blessures infligées à des
militants harcelés par les autorités. Elle
a par ailleurs dénoncé la tentative
d’effacer le nom du Sahara occidental
et sa frontière des cartes du
Département d’État des États-Unis.
DAVID MLADJENOVIC called for
constructive multilateralism to help the
people of Western Sahara achieve self-
determination, citing the need to adhere
to relevant provisions of the United
Nations Charter. Voicing regret that the
core objective of MINURSO cannot be
achieved, he called for the promotion of
solutions to tackle the decolonization
question, including through support by
the Security Council, which must also
ensure the documentation of human
rights violations, as is done by other
peacekeeping missions.
MICHAEL HOLEWKA, speaking for the
Global Media Defence Fund, said the
continuation of colonization in the
Western Sahara, despite the adoption
of General Assembly resolution 1514
(XV), obstructs the achievement of
sustainable development and peace.
The continued occupation of Morocco of
the Western Sahara is impeding the
achieving of the rights to self-
determination and development, he
said, adding that Morocco has no right
to dispose of the region’s resources
without the consent of its indigenous
people. Highlighting the concerns
raised by Sahrawi civil society
organizations about the poverty and
second-class treatment they suffer,
amid settlers brought in by occupying
Powers, he added: “It is odd and
embarrassing to talk about colonialism
in the twenty-first century.”
JACLYN CERISANO drew attention to
the Moroccan “wall of shame”, adding
that this military barrier has had
destructive consequences for the
people of Western Sahara. Recalling
that it was built in the early 1980s, she
said that according to international mine
action organizations, there are about 7
M. DAVID MLADJENOVIC,
pétitionnaire, a constaté l’échec de la
MINURSO pour régler le problème de la
décolonisation du Sahara occidental.
Dans ce contexte, le Conseil de sécurité
doit appuyer davantage la Mission en lui
donnant les moyens d’organiser un
référendum sous surveillance
internationale, a-t-il estimé.
M. MICHAEL HOLEWKA, de GMDF, a
souligné que l’occupation du Sahara
occidental empêche depuis des
décennies les populations autochtones
d’exercer leur droit à une exploitation
raisonnable des ressources naturelles.
Cet obstacle au développement du
Sahara occidental constitue une
violation d’un des droits humains les
plus fondamentaux, maintenant dans la
misère le peuple sahraoui, a-t-il
dénoncé.
Mme JACLYN CERISANO,
pétitionnaire, a dénoncé ce qu’elle a
appelé le mur de la honte. Construit par
le Maroc dans les années 80, ce mur
est la plus grande barrière militaire au
monde et aussi le plus vaste champ de
mines terrestres, a-t-elle indiqué,
précisant que700 000 mines y auraient
million landmines throughout Western
Sahara, which makes it one of the most
heavily mined areas in the world.
Civilians on both sides of the wall
frequently suffer injuries, amputations
and death from accidents related to
landmines, she said, adding that the
wall also separates the occupied
Territory of Western Sahara from the
Sahrawi liberated areas. This has
greatly affected the traditional livelihood
of many Sahrawis and their traditional
desert lifestyle, she said, adding that the
wall also enables Morocco to continue
plundering the natural resources of the
Territory.
NAAMA SGHAYER asked why the
Security Council, as well as the United
Nations, are ignoring “this state of war
we’ve been living under”. Condemning
the actions of the Moroccan occupying
forces, he highlighted the suffering of
thousands of refugees in the Tindouf
camps. Calling for the implementation
of United Nations resolutions, he
expressed determination to continue
fighting for the independence of the
Territory. “There are Sahrawis who
have sold their conscience and to them,
I would like to say the following:
betrayal will not achieve anything,” he
said.
RESNYA HUGHES said Morocco has
adopted a systematic policy to wipe out
the Sahrawi identity and culture by
preventing the indigenous Sahrawis
from speaking their own dialect or
displaying any feature of their own
culture in public. Detailing other human
rights violations, she said MINURSO’s
continued operation without the capacity
to monitor human rights in the Territory
is unacceptable. The United Nations
and the Special Committee cannot
remain idle in the face of the gross
human rights violations by the
été posées. Elle a jugé impératif que la
communauté internationale fasse
pression sur le Maroc pour qu’il
démantèle ce mur, qui représente un
obstacle à l’exercice du droit inaliénable
du peuple sahraoui à
l’autodétermination et à l’indépendance.
M. NAAMA SGHAYER, pétitionnaire,
s’est demandé pourquoi le Conseil de
sécurité et les Nations Unies continuent
d’ignorer l’état de guerre dans lequel
son peuple se trouve depuis 2020,
accusant le Maroc d’avoir violé les
accords signés avec le Front
POLISARIO. Le pétitionnaire a déclaré
qu’il continuerait de lutter pour l’exercice
de son droit à l’autodétermination et que
le fait que le Maroc achète la loyauté
d’autres pays ne changerait rien à sa
volonté d’obtenir son indépendance.
Mme RESNYA HUGHES, pétitionnaire,
a estimé que le Maroc s’est livré à des
violations massives des droits humains
des civils sahraouis dans les parties
occupées du Sahara occidental, avant
d’évoquer le sort des prisonniers
sahraouis. Elle a souligné que la
MINURSO continue d’opérer sans avoir
la capacité d’assurer la surveillance de
la situation relative aux droits humains.
occupying Power, Morocco, against the
people of Western Sahara and should
take all necessary measures to monitor
and protect their human rights and
ensure the realization of their
inalienable right to self-determination
and independence.

CHEJUNA TAUALUMRU condemned M. CHEJUNA TAUALUMRU,

the lack of follow-up and monitoring of
the human rights situation in Western
Sahara, noting that it has encouraged
the occupying Power to continue human
rights violations targeting the Sahrawis.
Two years ago, Sahrawi human rights
defenders spoke before the Special
Committee and called for the
establishment of an international
mechanism to protect Sahrawi civilians
in the occupied Territory and to put an
end to the plundering of natural
resources, he recalled, adding that such
a mechanism would allow them to
achieve self-determination and hold
Moroccan leaders accountable. Noting
that the Sahrawi people have placed its
trust on the United Nations, he asked:
“What have you done?”
pétitionnaire, a condamné l’absence de
suivi et de surveillance des droits de la
personne au Sahara occidental, ce qui
a encouragé le Maroc à poursuivre ses
violations des droits humains du peuple
sahraoui et à piller ses ressources
naturelles, tout en amenant des colons
dans la région. Cette « oppression
systématique » constitue à ses yeux un
crime contre l’humanité. Il a demandé
des comptes aux responsables
marocains et exigé la libération des
prisonniers politiques et des défenseurs
des droits humains.