War, Occupation Force Sahrawis to Flee

What is affected

	Housing Social/public
	Housing private
	Land Social/public
	Land Private
	Communal

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

06 November 1975

Region

MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]

Country

Western Sahara

Location

Western Sahara

Affected persons

	Total 330000
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0

Proposed solution

Self determination end the occupation

Details

Pamphlet 2 WS v..doc

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

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

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