Enforced Disappearances in the context of the Western Sahara Conflict

Abstract

For the return of our Webinar series, and to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we are receiving María López Belloso. The crime of enforced disappearance has been linked to the Sahrawi issue since its inception. It has been used as a repression tool by the occupying power, Morocco, to try to eliminate the Saharawi identity and the support to the Polisario Front. This presentation will address the magnitude of enforced disappearances in the context of the Sahrawi conflict based on the data provided by the IER (Equity and Reconciliation Committee) and the direct testimonies from the victims.