In international silence. Many times we have stated that the question of prisoners of war and their release, outlined in the peace plan, was never addressed. Polisario has released nearly 200 Moroccan POWs over the last 10 years. However, since 1991, no Sahrawis have been released from the Moroccan underground prisons and forced labour camps. The doors of these deathly places are getting more and more impenetrable.
Tragic disappearances continue.
In international silence. Nevertheless, hope is on the horizon. They also courageously come from Morocco. The Moroccan Organisation for Human Rights is denouncing torture and unfair trials of both Sahrawis and Moroccans. At this crucial moment for the Sahrawi people, the European Bureau for Human Rights in Western Sahara has said that the process of decolonisation which should be happeneing in Western Sahara is very much like the case of East Timor, with regard to both facts and spirit.