Lettre ouverte au Gouvernement marocain pour la restitution du paseport à M. Sidi Mohamed Daddach
Résumé: A l'occasion de la
célébration du 20ème anniversaire de la Fondation
norvégienne des droits humains Rafto (http://www.rafto.no) le lauréat du Prix Rafto 2002 M. Sidi Mohamed Daddach
a été invité à se rendre à Bergen
à l'instar de tous les utres lauréats. Ce qui ne lui est
pas possible car le 27 mars 2003 la police des frontières
marocaine lui a retiré son passeport alors qu'il allait s
erendre à Genève pour témoigner devant la
Commission des droits humains. Toutes les démarches du titulaire
pour récupérer son document de voyage sont restées
vaines à ce jour, et ce malgré des intervention
répétées du ministère des affaires
étrangères norvégien auprès du gouvernement
marocain et des promesses faites par le wali papportées par le
rapport de mission du Haut Commissariat des NU pour les droits de
l'homme de septembre .
Les 31 organisations
signataires appellent le gouvernement marocain à restituer le
passeport de M. Daddach, afin de lui permettre de participer à
la célébration du 20ème anniversaire de la
fondation Rafto.
Signé: The
Rafto Foundation (Raftostiftelsen), Norwegian Refugee Council
(Flyktninghjelpen, NRC), Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp,
NPA), Norwegian Church Aid (Kirkens Nødhjelp, NCA), Amnesty
International Norway (Amnesty International Norge), The Human Rights
House Foundation, The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara
(Støttekomiteen for Vest-Sahara), The Norwegian Council for
Africa (Fellesrådet for Afrika), Norwegian Association of
Students (Studentenes Landsforbund, StL), Norwegian Students' and
Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH), The Norwegian Forum
for Environment and Development (Forum for Utvikling og Miljø),
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Den norske Helsingforskomité),
Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet), Trade Union for
Industry and Energy (Fagforbundet for industri og energi), Norwegian
Labour Youth (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking, AUF), Norwegian Center Youth
(Senterungdommen), Young Liberals of Norway (Unge Venstre), Progress
Party Youth (Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom, FpU), Norwegian Young
Conservatives (Unge Høyres Landsforbund), Socialist Youth Link
Norway (Sosialistisk Ungdom, SU), Christian Democratic Youth of Norway
(Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom), Red Youth Norway (Rød Ungdom,
RU), Future in Our Hands (Framtiden i våre hender, FIVH), Attac
Norge (Attac Norway), Palestine Committee in Tromsø
(Palestinakomiteen, Tromsø), The Norwegian Council for the
Rights of the Kurdish People (Det norske råd for kurdernes
rettigheter), Norwegian Tibet Committee (Den norske Tibet
Komité), The Norwegian Peace Association (Norges Fredslag),
Tvibit Youth Centre, War Resisters International –Norway (Folkereisning
mot krig), The Norwegian Burma Committee (Den norske Burmakomité)
His Excellency, Minister of the Interior
M. Chakib Benmoussa
Rabat, Morocco
Fax: +212 37 76 20 56
Bergen/Oslo, Norway, 2 November 2006
Open letter to the Moroccan government.
Appeal for the return of passport to Mr. Sidi Mohammed Daddach, Western Sahara.
Dear Minister,
On Friday November 3 and Saturday November 4, the Norwegian Rafto
Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Thorolf Rafto
Memorial Award for Human Rights, and all previous award winners are
invited to take part. The events are to take place in Bergen, Norway.
(See http://www.rafto.no) There is one important person, however, who may not be able to participate.
Sidi Mohammed Daddach won the Rafto award in 2002 for his struggle for
human rights in Western Sahara, a country under Moroccan military
occupation. Daddach is a leading advocate for human rights and a highly
respected representative of the aspirations of the people of Western
Sahara. When announcing the award to Daddach in 2002, the Rafto
Foundation stated that “Daddach serves as a symbol for his people’s
history of suffering and their fight for independence. Daddach is a
moderate voice that can build bridges for the future. Despite having
spent more than half his life as a prisoner of conscience, Daddach has
never given up the fight for people’s basic rights and for human
dignity.” He spent 24 years in Moroccan jails for his beliefs, of which
14 years on death row. He was not released from prison until 2001,
after a global campaign for his release.
Daddach received his first passport in November 2002, just in time for
the Rafto award ceremony in Bergen, but only after intense pressure
from the Norwegian government and civil society. On 27 March 2003,
however, Daddach and a dozen other Sahrawi Human Rights activists were
detained by Moroccan border police on their way to speak before the
United Nations Commission for Human Rights in Geneva and their
passports were confiscated. Since then Daddach has demanded to have his
passport returned, so far without success.
Dear Minister, we would also like to remind you of the report of the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Mission to Western Sahara and the Refugee Camps in Tindouf, dated 08
September 2006 (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sahara-Update/message/1783). Paragraph 36, headed “Freedom of movement” reads:
“Several activists informed the delegation that passports of some
Sahrawis have been confiscated by Moroccan officials at international
airports, preventing them from traveling abroad (6). The delegation
raised this issue with Ministry of Interior officials, who indicated
that all such cases, if any existed, would be solved immediately and
that people concerned could recover their passports at any time. In
Laayoune, the delegation presented a list of nine specific cases of
confiscation of passports to the Wali, who indicated that he would
inquire about the passports and hand them over to their owners within a
few days. However, one month after the mission returned to Geneva, the
passports were still withheld.”
We are also aware that the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
brought the issue of Daddach’s passport to your government’s attention
on repeated occasions, but has to date not received a clear reply.
Therefore, the undersigned organizations wish to appeal to the
government of Morocco to return Daddach’s passport to him and allow him
to travel to Norway to participate in the Rafto anniversary
celebrations. We sincerely believe that failing to do so would further
damage Morocco’s reputation internationally and detract from the image
of a country intent on ending entrenched practices of authoritarianism
and oppression of voices of dissent.
Daddach’s voice is a moderate and responsible one, demanding respect
for the basic rights of his people, but at the same time seeking to
build bridges with Moroccan society. There is no legal reason that he
should not be allowed to travel to Bergen this weekend, and we believe
it is also in Morocco’s best interest to let him travel. You can make
it happen by making sure that the passport is to be immediately
returned to Daddach, and that no other formal or informal travel
restrictions are to be imposed on him. We would also like to stress
that it is our opinion that the passport never should have been
confiscated in the first place.
Sir, please be assured of our highest consideration and sincere greetings.
Sincerely,
The Rafto Foundation (Raftostiftelsen)
Norwegian Refugee Council (Flyktninghjelpen, NRC)
Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp, NPA)
Norwegian Church Aid (Kirkens Nødhjelp, NCA)
Amnesty International Norway (Amnesty International Norge)
The Human Rights House Foundation
The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara (Støttekomiteen for Vest-Sahara)
The Norwegian Council for Africa (Fellesrådet for Afrika)
Norwegian Association of Students (Studentenes Landsforbund, StL)
Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH)
The Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development (Forum for Utvikling og Miljø)
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Den norske Helsingforskomité)
Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet)
Trade Union for Industry and Energy (Fagforbundet for industri og energi)
Norwegian Labour Youth (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking, AUF)
Norwegian Center Youth (Senterungdommen)
Young Liberals of Norway (Unge Venstre)
Progress Party Youth (Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom, FpU)
Norwegian Young Conservatives (Unge Høyres Landsforbund)
Socialist Youth Link Norway (Sosialistisk Ungdom, SU)
Christian Democratic Youth of Norway (Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom)
Red Youth Norway (Rød Ungdom, RU)
Future in Our Hands (Framtiden i våre hender, FIVH)
Attac Norge (Attac Norway)
Palestine Committee in Tromsø (Palestinakomiteen, Tromsø)
The Norwegian Council for the Rights of the Kurdish People (Det norske råd for kurdernes rettigheter)
Norwegian Tibet Committee (Den norske Tibet Komité)
The Norwegian Peace Association (Norges Fredslag)
Tvibit Youth Centre
War Resisters International –Norway (Folkereisning mot krig)
The Norwegian Burma Committee (Den norske Burmakomité)
Copy sent to:
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Benaissa
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Mohamed Bouzoubaa
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Oslo
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco
The Norwegian Delegation to the United Nations, New York
The Norwegian Delegation to the United Nations, Geneva
Moroccan and International press
Human Rights organizations: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch,
The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF),
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
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Su Excelencia, Ministro del Interior
M. Chakib Benmoussa
Rabat, Marruecos
Fax: +212 37 76 20 56
Bergen/Oslo, Noruega, 2 noviembre 2006
Carta abierta al gobierno marroquí
Llamamiento para la devolución del pasaporte a Sr. Sidi Mohammed Daddach, Sahara Occidental.
Sr. Ministro,
El viernes, 3 de noviembre y el sábado, 4 de noviembre, la
Fundación noruega Rafto celebra el 20 aniversario del Premio
Thorolf Rafto para los Derechos humanos, invitando a participar a todos
los premiados en sus diferentes ediciones. La celebración tiene
lugar en Bergen, Noruega. (Ver http://www.rafto.no ) Hay un premiado,
Sidi Mohammed Daddach, que ganó el premio Rafto en 2002 por su
lucha a favor de los derechos humanos en el Sahara Occidental, un
país bajo la ocupación militar marroquí. Daddach
es un destacado activista de derechos humanos y un respetado
representante de las aspiraciones de la población del Sahara
Occidental.
Cuando se anunció el premio a Daddach en 2002, la
Fundación Rafto declaró que " Daddach sirve como un
símbolo, por su vida, del sufrimiento y la lucha de su pueblo
por la independencia. Daddach es una voz que puede tender puentes para
el futuro. A pesar de haber pasado más de la mitad de su vida
como preso de conciencia, Daddach nunca ha dejado la lucha por los
derechos humanos fundamentales y por la dignidad‰. Pasó 24
años en cárceles marroquíes por sus ideas, entre
ellos 14 años en la celda de los condenados a muerte. No fue
liberado de la prisión hasta 2001, después de una
campaña para su liberación.
Daddach recibió su primer pasaporte en noviembre de 2002, justo
a tiempo para la ceremonia de premio de Rafto en Bergen, tras la
intensa presión de la sociedad noruega. El 27 de marzo de 2003,
sin embargo, Daddach y una docena de otros activistas saharauis de
derechos humanos fueron detenidos por la policía de frontera
marroquí cuando iban a intervenir ante la Comisión de
Naciones Unidas para los Derechos humanos en Ginebra y sus pasaportes
fueron confiscados. Desde entonces Daddach ha exigido que se le
devuelva su pasaporte, hasta ahora sin éxito.
Sr. Ministro, también nos gustaría recordarle el informe
de la delegación de la Oficina del Alto comisionado de Naciones
Unidas para Derechos los humanos (OHCHR) en su visita al Sahara
Occidental y los Campamentos de refugiados en Tindouf, datado el 08 de
septiembre de 2006
(http://Groups.yahoo.com/group/Sahara-Update/message/1783). El
párrafo 36, titulado "Libertad de movimiento" lee:
"Varios activistas informaron a la delegación que los pasaportes
de algunos saharauis han sido confiscados por funcionarios
marroquíes en aeropuertos internacionales, impidiéndoles
viajar en el extranjero (6). La delegación elevó esta
cuestión a funcionarios del Ministerio del Interior, que
indicaron que todos los casos, en caso de existir, serían
solucionados inmediatamente y que los afectados podrían
recuperar sus pasaportes en cualquier momento. En El Aaiun, la
delegación presentó una lista de nueve casos
específicos de confiscación de pasaportes al Wali
(gobernador), quien indicó que se informaría por los
pasaportes y los entregaría a sus dueños en unos
días. Sin embargo, un mes después de que la misión
volviera a Ginebra, todavía retenían los pasaportes".
Somos también conscientes que el Ministerio de Asuntos
Exteriores noruego ha preguntado a su gobierno en varias ocasiones
sobre la cuestión del pasaporte de Daddach, pero hasta el
momento no ha recibido respuesta.
Por lo tanto, las organizaciones que suscriben apelan al gobierno de
Marruecos a que devuelva el pasaporte de Daddach y le permitan viajar a
Noruega para participar en las celebraciones del aniversario del Rafto.
Sinceramente creemos que no hacerlo dañaría la
reputación de Marruecos internacionalmente y pondría en
serias dudas la imagen de un país que ha terminado con las
prácticas firmemente enraizadas de autoritarismo y
opresión contra las voces contrarias al régimen.
La voz de Daddach es moderada y responsable. No hay ninguna
razón legal para no permitirle viajar a Bergen este fin de
semana, y creemos que el interés de Marruecos es dejarle viajar.
Usted debe asegurar que el pasaporte será inmediatamente
devuelto a Daddach, y que ningunas otras restricciones de viajes
formales o informales deben serle impuestas. También nos
gustaría señalar que el pasaporte nunca debería
habérsele confiscado.
Señor, con nuestros saludos,
Sinceramente,
The Rafto Foundation (Raftostiftelsen)
Norwegian Refugee Council (Flyktninghjelpen, NRC)
Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp, NPA)
Norwegian Church Aid (Kirkens Nødhjelp, NCA)
Amnesty International Norway (Amnesty International Norge)
The Human Rights House Foundation
The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara (Støttekomiteen for Vest-Sahara)
The Norwegian Council for Africa (Fellesrådet for Afrika)
Norwegian Association of Students (Studentenes Landsforbund, StL)
Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH)
The Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development (Forum for Utvikling og Miljø)
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Den norske Helsingforskomité)
Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet)
Trade Union for Industry and Energy (Fagforbundet for industri og energi)
Norwegian Labour Youth (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking, AUF)
Norwegian Center Youth (Senterungdommen)
Young Liberals of Norway (Unge Venstre)
Progress Party Youth (Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom, FpU)
Norwegian Young Conservatives (Unge Høyres Landsforbund)
Socialist Youth Link Norway (Sosialistisk Ungdom, SU)
Christian Democratic Youth of Norway (Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom)
Red Youth Norway (Rød Ungdom, RU)
Future in Our Hands (Framtiden i våre hender, FIVH)
Attac Norge (Attac Norway)
Palestine Committee in Tromsø (Palestinakomiteen, Tromsø)
The Norwegian Council for the Rights of the Kurdish People (Det norske råd for kurdernes rettigheter)
Norwegian Tibet Committee (Den norske Tibet Komité)
The Norwegian Peace Association (Norges Fredslag)
Tvibit Youth Centre
War Resisters International –Norway (Folkereisning mot krig)
The Norwegian Burma Committee (Den norske Burmakomité)
Enviada copia a:
Ministro marroquí de Asuntos Exteriores, Mr. Mohamed Benaissa
Ministro marroquí de Justicia, Mohamed Bouzoubaa
Embajada del Reino de Marruecos, Oslo
Ministro noruego de Asuntos Exteriores
Embajada Noruega en Rabat, Marruecos
Delegación Noruega en Naciones Unidas, Nueva York
Delegación Noruega en Naciones Unidas, Ginebra
Prensa marroquí e Internacional
Organizaciones de derechos humanos: Amnesty International, Human Rights
Watch, The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF),
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
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