media on human rights situation in the occupied territories of the Western
Sahara
29 November 2006
The SAHRC invites you to a media briefing, which will be preceded by a
seminar, on the "Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Territories of the
Western Sahara."
Western Sahara has been classified by the United Nations (UN) as a
"non-self-governing territory". Since 1976, this territory has been under the
occupation and administration of Morocco, which claims sovereignty over the
territory. It has been reported that in the occupied areas, the Saharawi people
continue to endure human rights abuses, including murder, torture,
disappearance and arbitrary detention.
The seminar and the briefing by Tseliso Thipanyane, Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the SAHRC, Ambassador Oubi Bachir, from the Western Sahara Embassy,
and Ali Salem Tamek, a Sahawari human rights activist and ex-political prisoner
would assist in raising awareness about the human rights violations in Western
Sahara and in raising its profile in the media and other human rights lobby
groups and civil society structures in South Africa.
Details:
Date: Thursday, 30 November 2006
Time: 14h00
Place: Human Rights Commission Building (Human Rights House), 29 Princess of
Wales Terrace, corner York and St Andrews, Parktown, Johannesburg
Enquiries:
Lorraine Molepo
Cell: 072 011 3621
E-mail: lmolepo@sahrc.org.za
Lycon Baloyi
Tel: (011) 484 8300 ext 2092/2118
Fax: (011) 643 6472
E-mail: lbaloyi@sahrc.org.za
Issued by: South African Human Rights Commission
29 November 2006
