Morocco has underlined Algeria’s responsibility, as host country, to guarantee safe and unrestricted humanitarian access to the Tindouf camps and to allow free registration of the populations sequestered in the camps, in accordance with its obligations and the provisions of international humanitarian law. “We are witnessing, with amazement, the militarization of the camps, the formation of militias and the recruitment of children,” he said. IOPDHR presented during the panel a report, drawing a bleak picture of the situation of the populations sequestered in the camps of Tindouf, in southeastern Algeria. The document urged Algeria to allow human rights organizations and associations access to the camps, in order to interact with the populations, identify them, and provide them with the assistance they need. The Text also recommended opening investigations into all cases of enforced disappearance and torture, which have occurred throughout the past five decades, while bringing those responsible to justice, in accordance with international human rights law.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 12, 2023 04:21 UTC