The situation of human rights in Western Sahara has been taken into account during the periodic evaluation of Morocco’s reports. It ratified the Convention in 1970 and it is obliged to submit regularly a report on the measures taken in order to respect the Convention’s provisions.
COMBINED NINETEENTH TO TWENTY-FIRST REPORT (2020)
National Report – 16 December 2021: doc. CERD_C_MAR_19-21. No specific references to Western Sahara were made.
Concluding observations of the Committee: the report will be reviewed in 2023.
SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH REPORT (2009)
National Report – 9 November 2009: doc. CERD_C_MAR_17_18. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 93-104.
List of themes – 10 July 2010: doc. CERD_C_MAR_Q_17_18. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 3.
Summary records of the consideration of report – 24 August 2010 and 26 August 2010: doc. CERD_C_SR_2033 and doc. CERD_C_SR_2032. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found respectively at para. 25 and 34 and at para. 8, 19, 27.
Concluding observations of the Committee – 13 September 2010: doc. CERD_C_MAR_CO_17_18. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 18-20.
During the examination of the 17th and the 18th national report, several associations and human rights institutions submitted their observations in relation to Morocco’s obligations under the CERD. Among them:
- Association Marocaine des Droits de l’Homme and Azetta (AMDH_AZETTA_Morocco77)
- Congrès Mondial Amazigh (CMA_Morocco_77)
- GademGADEM_Morocco_77)
- Réseau Amazigh pour la Citoyenneté (RAC_Morocco_77)
- Tamazgha (Tamazgha_Morocco77)
No specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found in these texts.