Representatives of Sahrawi NGOs have called on United Nations human rights rapporteurs to move beyond cautious, diplomatic statements and condemn human rights violations in the Tindouf camps. The request was backed up with specific examples presented to UN experts in Geneva.
The death of Lahbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, son of former Polisario leader Mohamed Abdelaziz and a figure widely seen as a potential successor to Brahim Ghali, has raised many questions in the Tindouf camps. His death comes after a long series of unexplained disappearances involving senior Front officials.