War, Occupation Force Sahrawis to Flee |
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What is affected |
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Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction Dispossession/confiscation |
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Date | 06 November 1975 | ||||||||||
Region | MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ] | ||||||||||
Country | Western Sahara | ||||||||||
Location | Western Sahara | ||||||||||
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Proposed solution | Self determination end the occupation | ||||||||||
Details |
Pamphlet 2 WS v..doc |
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Brief narrative |
Following the “Green March,” 6 November 1975, and the incursion of Moroccan and Mauritanian forces into the Western Sahara, 240,000 Sahrawis fled to Algeria, Mauritania, or Morocco. 90,000 others became internally displaced within the territory that gradually was divided between the Moroccan-occupied zone and the POLISARIO controlled “liberated zone.” During the armed conflict (1976–91), Sahrawis abandoned their homes in order to escape the violence. Makeshift camps were set up elsewhere in the territory, but the Moroccan military bombed those shelters; forcing Sahrawis to seek refuge further afield in POLISARIO-controlled areas. | ||||||||||
Costs | € 0 | ||||||||||