{"id":29552,"date":"2025-12-01T13:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=29552"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:10:44","slug":"france-urged-to-defend-sahrawi-rights-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=29552","title":{"rendered":"France Urged to Defend Sahrawi Rights Internationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paris<\/strong> \u2013 The 49th conference of the European Coordination of Support for the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) concluded in Paris on Saturday with a final declaration urging France to advocate for the fundamental rights of the Sahrawi people before international bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration, adopted at the close of the EUCOCO conference, emphasizes the critical role France can play in ensuring the Sahrawi people&#8217;s right to self-determination is respected and upheld within international forums. Participants highlighted the ongoing concerns regarding human rights in the Western Sahara and underscored the need for increased international scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The EUCOCO conference brought together representatives from various European countries, Sahrawi activists, and human rights advocates to discuss strategies for promoting a just and lasting resolution to the Western Sahara conflict. Discussions focused on raising awareness of the situation, advocating for the release of political prisoners, and supporting Sahrawi refugees.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFrance, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has a particular responsibility to ensure that international law is respected in Western Sahara,\u201d<\/em> stated one delegate during the concluding session. <em>\u201cWe urge the French government to use its influence to push for a fair and transparent referendum on self-determination for the Sahrawi people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The call for France to take a more active role comes amidst growing international concern over the stalled peace process and the continuing reports of human rights violations in the region. The EUCOCO declaration serves as a powerful reminder to the international community of the urgent need to address the Western Sahara issue and ensure the protection of the Sahrawi people&#8217;s fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>The conference also addressed the broader context of colonial legacies in Africa, with a dedicated session examining the lasting impact of colonialism and the importance of addressing historical injustices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=44\">More News articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris \u2013 The 49th conference of the European Coordination of Support for the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) concluded in Paris on Saturday with a final declaration urging France to advocate for the fundamental rights of the Sahrawi people before international bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The declarat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29554,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29552\/revisions\/29554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}