This conference marked a new stage in supporting the Saharawi people. Lastly the Commission asked conference to ascertain the presence of the independent jurist Emmanuel Roucounas in the occupied territory, and to call upon the UN to write a codicil agreement into the peace plan guaranteeing that those Saharawi prisoners released after the identification period would be allowed to vote. Conference sent a message of friendship, hope and solidarity to Mohammed Daddach, and through him to all Saharawi prisoners and disappeared.
Moroccan intimidation jeopardises the referendum process.
Since the referendum process started again, Saharawis in the occupied zones have been more insecure than ever. Former disappeared Saharawi men and women, freed in June 91, are also the target of intimidation. The population living in the occupied territory are in a trap, and tension is continuing to mount. We need to insist on vigilance at every moment regarding human rights, and to find the means to put across the message to the inhabitants of the occupied zone that a free Sahara means a guarantee that their rights will be respected. This activity needs financial backing.