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Press release : 4 lawsuits filed for torture on Sahrawi political prisoners
Press release : ACAT - France, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and the Protection League of Sahrawi Political Prisoners (LPPS) Document : 220610 CP FR 4 plaintes CAT On Thursday, 9 June, four complaints were filed against the...
MPs Faucillon and Lecoq call out the French government
Reactions of MPs E. Faucillon and J. P. Lecoq to the IRD - Morocco agreements (in occupied territory) MPs Elsa Faucillon and Jean-Paul Lecoq questioned French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and French Minister for Higher...
The IRD violates international law in Western Sahara – The Scientific Council’s press release
Scientific Council press release A year ago (June 2020), our Observatory discovered that scientific partnerships were underway between Moroccan institutions and the IRD, a French public research institution under the supervision of the...
Letter from OUISO to the IRD presidency
Explanation request on the IRD research partnerships in Western Sahara Paris, 17th December 2020 Mme la Présidente directrice générale de l’IRD, chère collègue, In June 2020, our observatory published a news item on its website about the signing of...
IRD France signing partnerships with the occupying power of a territory at war?
Explanation of the IRD - Smara Provincial Council partnership (occupied territory) and reaction While visiting the website of a French humanities laboratory, UMR PALOC (Research Institute for Development (IRD)-National Museum of Natural...
15 Sahrawi students tried on appeal : their trial postponed to 13th March 2018
Call for international observers > contact.ouiso@gmail.com The 15 students were arrested in early 2016. They were all mistreated and tortured by the Moroccan police during their interrogations. Many went on hunger strike to protest...