Révolte des Sahraouis - Revolt of the Saharawis - Revuelta de los Saharauis

From the Sahrawi  political prisoners' families

El Ayun, Western Sahara

To the Human Rights organisations, the live spirits and the local and International public opinion

An Urgent Appeal

Today is the 44th day of the open-ended hunger strike starting on August 08, 2005 that our sons in the Black Prison in El Ayun, Western Sahara, Ait Melloul prison and Oukasha prison in Casablanca, Morocco  and who were arrested during or after the peaceful demonstrations that the Sahrawi people organised in late May to call for their right to self-determination and independence. As the Moroccan government is still refusing to open negotiations with the hunger strikers concerning their demands file, taking into account their health conditions deterioration, we are very upset upon their lives and the probable future  disaster that may happen.

And as families of the hunger striking prisoners, we remind of the following ;

The abduction and arrest of our sons took place in inhuman conditions ; most of the prisoners were tortured and mistreated in police centers and secret ill-known jails.

• 15 out of 37 prisoners are still not tried ; they  are still in prisons since May 25, 2005 in inhumane conditions while the rest  were sentenced to hard verdicts in unjust trials ; their files were illegally made up, the deprivation of the accused of their right in the defense while in front of the general prosecution  and the reliance of the trial on the police proceedings in the absence of any witnesses to prove or deny the accusations…..
• Our sons are going on an open-ended hunger strike since August 08, 2005 which resulted in very serious deterioration of their health.

We appeal the live spirits, the local and international human rights organisations and the general public opinion to exert pressure on the Moroccan government to open a serious and responsible negotiations with the hunger strikers to avoid a human disaster  and to guarantee the right of these citizens to life and   physical security.

Signatures :

The Sahrawi political prisopners‚ families ;

1. Yaya Salka
2. Balla Lehdia
3. Amidan Fatma
4. Faw Mina
5. Binaho Minatou
6. Hammad Khawala
7. Lidri Khadija
8. Zraiguinat Zahra
9. Elmakki Banina
10. Eljanhawi Erraaboub
11. Chtiwi Mailmnine

El Ayun, Western Sahara
September 21, 2005

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