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 1993 and accepted the competence of the Committee to receive and consider complaints from individuals in 2006. In the same year, Morocco recognized the competence of the Committee provided for in Art. 20 (inquiry procedure) but it did not ratify or sign the Optional Protocol.
MOROCCO FOURTH PERIODIC REPORT (2009)
Report – 5 November 2009: CAT_C_MAR_4. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 5.
Concluding observations of the Committee – 21 December 2011: CAT.C.MAR.CO.4. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 10, 12, 29.
Summary records – 9 November 2011: CAT_C_SR.1022. Specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found at para. 12.
During the examination of the fourth periodic report, several associations and human rights institution submitted their observations in relation to Morocco’s obligations under the Convention Against Torture. They include:
- Advocates For Human Rights and Global Rights (AHR_WCADP_CAT47_Morocco)
- Alkarama (Alkarama_CAT47_Morocco)
- Conseil Nationale des Droits de l’Homme (CNDH_CAT47_Morocco)
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ_CAT47_Morocco)
- International Disability Alliance (IDA_Morocco_CAT47)
No specific references to the situation of human rights in Western Sahara can be found in these texts.