Révolte des Sahraouis - Revolt of the Saharawis - Revuelta de los Saharauis

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Fiche biographique de l'activiste sahraoui et l'ex-déporté Liddri Lhoucine incarcéré à la prison noire de EL Aaiun/Sahara Occidental depuis le 23/07/2005

Nom complet : Lhoucine M'barek Mohamed Liddri

Date de naissance : 27 octobre 1970

Niveau scolaire : licencié en sciences sociologiques.

Profession : professeur de philosophie à EL Aaiun.

Etat matrimonial : célibataire

Son état de santé est très critique suite aux séquelles de torture au niveau de toutes les parties sensibles du corps.

Sa carrière juridique :

• Syndicaliste et juriste depuis 1996.
• Membre fondateur de la section de l'AMDH à EL Aaiun.
• Membre fondateur de la section Sahara du Forum Vérité et Justice le 26/08/2000.
• Membre congressiste au 1er Congrès du Forum Vérité et Justice.
• Membre du comité de pilotage de la campagne internationale pour la libération de Aminatou Haidar et tous les prisonniers politiques sahraouis.
• Membre du comité d'action pour la libération de Daddach et tous les prisonniers politiques sahraouis.

Ses contributions :

• il a animé, au nom du Forum Vérité et Justice section Sahara, des rencontres avec les victimes sahraouies des années de plomb à Esmara et à EL Aaiun.
• il a présidé une conférence autour du rôle de la femme à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de la femme organisée par la section de l'AMDH à EL Aaiun.
• Il a été parmi la délégation des activistes sahraouis qui a rencontré une commission du parlement européen à EL Aaiun le 03/01/2002.
• il a accordé plusieurs interviews et fait des déclarations à la presse marocaine et étrangère dont la chaîne arabe Al Jazeera suite à laquelle il a été arrêté et sauvagement torturé.

Il était parmi les signataires de :

• La lettre envoyée au président du Conseil de sécurité, octobre 2004.
• La lettre envoyée à la 61ème session de la Commission des droits de l'homme à Genève.
• Le 1er rapport sur les violations commises par l'Etat marocain à l'encontre des civils sahraouis au cours de l'Intifada de l'indépendance de 2005.

Il a fait l'objet de plusieurs répressailles dont :

• Privé de son passeport pendant 4 ans.
• Déporté forcément au nord du Maroc de EL Aaiun/Sahara Occidental vers Chichawa (sud de Marrakech) en 2003, il a refusé d'y rejoindre avec d'autres compagnons. Le gouvernement est revenu sur cette décision après un long combat.
• Il a fait l'objet de plusieurs intimidations et poursuites de la part des autorités marocaines lors de ses déplacements.
• Son nom a figuré avec d'autres activistes sahraouis sur les PV concernant la dissolution de la section Sahara du Forum Vérité et Justice.
• Il a été arrêté encore le 20 juillet 2005 à EL Aaiun et a subi la torture pendant 3 jours successifs avant de l'emmener vers la prison noire de EL Aaiun.

Il a été tabassé en pleine rue avec d'autres activistes sahraouies " Aminatou Haidar " et " Fatma Ayach " pour avoir participé à un sit-in pacifique réclamant la libération des prisonniers politiques sahraouis, par des agents de GUS commandés par le dénommé " Ichi Aboulhassane ".

>> Il a été arrêté le 20 juillet 2005 et incarcéré à la Prison Noire.

>> Il a été déplacé le 1er août vers la prison Ouchaka de Casablanca.

>> Amnesty International: Déclaration publique du 01.08.05

>> témoignage sur son arrestation, détention, tortures

A Technical card of the Sahrawi human rights activist, and forcibly former deportee Lidri Elhoucine, arrested in the Black Jail, El Ayun, and Western Sahara since July 20, 20005.

Full Name: Elhoucine Mbarek Mohamed Lidri

Date of birth: October 27, 1970.

School certificate: A Bachelor of Arts in Sociological Sciences at the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences , the university of Mohamed V in Rabat, Morocco in 1995.

Job: teacher of philosophy since 1995 in El Ayun, Western Sahara.

Marital status; single.

The current address: Elhoucine Lidri prison number 25 335, the local prison in El Ayun, Western Sahara.

>> Arrested on July 20, detained in the Black Prison of El Ayoun

>> Illegaly tranfered to Ouchaka prison of Casablanca on August 1th.

>> AI Public Statement of 01.08.05

Health status: he suffers from the torture traces on the hands, head, bones and feet.

Humanitarian status:

• Human rights and Trade Union activist since 1996.
• The establisher of the El Ayun Branch of the Moroccan Association of Human rights in 1998.
• An establisher and member of the preparatory committee for the establishment of the Forum for Truth and Justice- Sahara Branch, a member of its bureau in 2000. He was also a member in the preparatory committee for the renewal of its bureau before the court of first sentence in El ayun, Western sahara passes an unjust law to dissolve it.
• Member of the Action Committee for the release of Sidi Mohamed Dadach and all the Sahrawi political prisoners in 2001.
• Member of the Steering Committee for the release of Aminatou Haidar and all the Sahrawi political prisoners in 2005.
• Member of the bureau of a Moroccan teachers trade union 'The Moroccan Union of Labour' in 2001.

His humanitarian activities:

• He attended the first conference of the Forum for Truth and Justice in Bouznika, Morocco in 2002.
• He supervised a meeting on Women's role in the International Day of Women in 1999 organised by the Moroccan Association of Human rights in El ayun.
• He participated in many meetings in the Forum for Truth and Justice offices in El Ayun and Smara in the Western sahar.
• He participated in a peaceful sit-in in the International day of human rights in 2004.
• He participated in a peaceful sit-in in the International day of human rights in 2005.
• He participated in many peaceful sit-ins organized during the Intifada of Independence, calling for the release of all the Sahrawi political prisoners and denouncing the flagrant violations of human rights in the Western Sahara.
• He participated together with the human rights activists in the meeting with European Parliament committee on January 03, 2002.

His contributions:

• He signed together with the Sahrawi activists on the letter sent to the President of the Security Council concerning the issue of Western Sahara in October 2004.
• He signed together the Sahrawi human rights activists the letter sent to the 61st session of the committee of human rights in Geneva in March 2005.
• He was one of the activists signing on the report of the intifada of independence in May 2005 in the Western Sahara and the university cities.
• He signed as a forcibly deportee to Morocco on the note sent to the president of the Commission of Equity and Reconciliation on May 05, 2005.
• He gave many declarations to the Moroccan and Arab newspapers , radios and TV channels among which is Al Jazeera after the burst out of huge demonstrations calling for independence, and which was the direct reason for arrest and torture on July 20, 2005.

The Violations he was subjected to:

• He was denied to get his passport for four years by the Moroccan authorities in El Ayun, Western Sahara.
• He was forcibly deported from El Ayun to Chichawa, south of Marrakesh as a teacher of high school students. He, together with other Sahrawi deported teachers, refused to work in their new posts because of the illegal deportation. They went on strikes, organized sit-ins during the year 2003 in Rabat, Morocco until the Morocan authorities decided to sent them back to their posts in December 2004.
• He was subjected to harassment and intimidation in many places where he moved, El Ayun, Guelmim and Dakhla.
• His name was included in the Forum of Truth and Justice Bureau member sought by the Moroccan court in El ayun together with some Sahrawi activists in the El ayun branch of the forum and from outside the branch.
• He was subjected to abduction, arrest and torture on July 20, 21, 22, 2005 in El Ayun, Western Sahara, then was put in custody in the Black Jail in El Ayun together with the Sahrawi human rights activists, Ali Salem Tamek, El Arbi Massoud, Mohamed Elmoutaouakil, Brahim Noumria.
• He was subjected to torture in a peaceful sit-in in Smara street on July 17, 2005 together with Aminatou Haidar and Fatma Ayache by the Urban Security Forces chief-officer Abou Hassan Ichi.
• He was subject to abduction frol the judicial police center under the supervision of the torturer Abou Hassan Ichi and tortured in the the secret jail PC CMI known for the atrocities committed by the Moroccan authorities since October 31, 1975.

Written in El Ayun, Western sahara

On July 29, 2005

>> Testimony on a Case of Detention and Disappearance

 

Amnesty international Report 24.11.05: AI Index: MDE 29/008/2005 - Sahrawi human rights defenders under attack. Houssein LIDRI Case details Houssein Lidri was arrested on 20 July 2005 at the home of Fatma Ayach in Laayoune by Moroccan security forces, along with fellow activists Brahim Noumria and Larbi Messaoud. He was transferred to a police station in Laayoune where he was reportedly questioned in connection with the recent unrest and his views on the Western Sahara dispute. On the day preceding his arrest, Houssein Lidri had given an interview to the Arabic satellite television channel, Al-Jazeera, about the arrest of fellow activist Ali-Salem Tamek. On 20 July 2005, following the questioning, Houssein Lidri, along with Brahim Noumria, was reportedly transferred to a secret detention centre in Laayoune, where he was allegedly tortured and questioned further by security officers. He states that he was suspended in contorted positions with his hands tied and eyes blindfolded, that he was beaten on sensitive parts of the body, that hairs were pulled from his face and head, that a chemical substance was poured on him and that he was spat on. He says that he was taken back to the police station in Laayoune on 22 July 2005 and then brought before the judicial authorities in Laayoune on the same day, where he stated that he had been subjected to torture. Houssein Lidri was reportedly transferred back to the secret detention centre on 22 July 2005, detained there for several hours and tortured again. According to a friend who visited him on 26 July 2005, traces of violence were still apparent then on the back of his head, his shoulders and his hands. According to a statement by the Crown Public Prosecutor of Laayoune, dated 3 August 2005, Houssein Lidri was submitted for a medical examination after he alleged that he had been tortured. The statement said the examination revealed that he bore no traces of violence; however, on the basis of his allegations, an investigation &endash; which remains ongoing &endash; was opened. Houssein Lidri was charged on various counts related to participating in and inciting violent protest activities and belonging to an unauthorized association by the Crown Public Prosecutor of Laayoune on 23 July 2005. He was then remanded in custody in Laayoune Civil Prison to await trial. He was transferred and held for around two months at Okacha Prison in Casablanca. Houssein Lidri, along with other detained Sahrawi human rights activists and demonstrators, reportedly engaged in a hunger strike during the period from 8 August to 29 September 2005 to demand, among other things, improved conditions of detention, investigations into the allegations of torture against himself and Brahim Noumria, his own return to Laayoune Civil Prison and his own release. He was subsequently transferred back to Laayoune Civil Prison, where he remains in detention. He was reportedly on hunger strike a second time from 20 October to 3 November 2005 to protest at poor prison conditions. Background Houssein Lidri was a member of the Forum for Truth and Justice &endash; Sahara Branch until its dissolution. Born on 27 October 1970, he is a philosophy teacher living in Laayoune.

Amnistia internacional Informe 24.11.05: AI Index: MDE 29/008/2005 - Defensores de derechos humanos en el banquillo. Houssein LIDRI Detalles del caso Houssein Lidri fue detenido por las fuerzas de seguridad marroquíes el 20 de julio de 2005, junto con los también activistas Brahim Noumria y Larbi Messaoud, en la casa de Fatma Ayach, en El Aaiún. Fue trasladado a una comisaría de El Aaiún, donde, según los informes, lo interrogaron en relación con las recientes protestas y con su opinión sobre la disputa del Sahara Occidental. El día antes de su detención, Houssein Lidri había concedido una entrevista al canal árabe de televisión por satélite Al Yazira para hablar de la detención del activista Ali-Salem Tamek. El 20 de julio de 2005, tras los interrogatorios, Houssein Lidri fue trasladado junto con Brahim Noumria, según indican los informes, a un centro secreto de detención de El Aaiún, donde al parecer fue torturado y sometido a nuevos interrogatorios por agentes de seguridad. Según su declaración, lo mantuvieron colgado en posturas contorsionadas con las manos atadas y los ojos vendados, le golpearon en partes sensibles del cuerpo, le arrancaron pelos de la cara y la cabeza, le vertieron por encima una sustancia química y le escupieron. Houssein Lidri afirma que el 22 de julio de 2005 lo llevaron de vuelta a la comisaría de El Aaiún, y ese mismo día lo hicieron comparecer ante las autoridades judiciales de El Aaiún, a las que dijo que había sido torturado. Según los informes, a continuación, el mismo 22 de julio fue llevado de vuelta al centro secreto de detención, donde permaneció varias horas y fue torturado de nuevo. Un amigo que lo visitó el 26 de julio de 2005 afirma que aún tenía marcas visibles de violencia en la parte de atrás de la cabeza, los hombros y las manos. Según una declaración del Procurador General de la Corona de El Aaiún, fechada el 3 de agosto de 2005, Houssein Lidri fue sometido a un examen médico tras denunciar que había sido torturado, y &endash;siempre según dicha declaración&endash; el examen no reveló señales de violencia; sin embargo, sobre la base de sus denuncias, se abrió una investigación, que continúa en curso. El 23 de julio de 2005, Houssein Lidri fue acusado por el Procurador General de la Corona de El Aaiún de diversos cargos relacionados con la participación en actividades violentas de protesta y la incitación a ellas, y con la pertenencia a una asociación no autorizada. Quedó bajo custodia en la Prisión Civil de El Aaiún en espera de juicio. Más tarde fue trasladado a la Prisión de Okacha, en Casablanca, donde permaneció unos dos meses. Según los informes, junto con otros activistas de derechos humanos y manifestantes saharauis detenidos, llevó a cabo una huelga de hambre entre el 8 de agosto y el 29 de septiembre de 2005 para pedir, entre otras cosas, mejores condiciones de reclusión, investigaciones sobre las denuncias de tortura contra él mismo y Brahim Noumria, su propio regreso a la Prisión Civil de El Aaiún y su propia liberación. Posteriormente fue trasladado de vuelta a la Prisión Civil de El Aaiún, donde permanece recluido. Según los informes, estuvo en huelga de hambre por segunda vez desde el 20 de octubre hasta el 3 de noviembre de 2005 para protestar por las malas condiciones de reclusión. Información complementaria Houssein Lidri fue miembro del Foro para la Verdad y la Justicia &endash; Sección del Sahara hasta su disolución. Nacido el 27 de octubre de 1970, es profesor de filosofía y vive en El Aaiún.

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