{"id":10246,"date":"2012-04-25T04:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T02:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/un-council-renews-contentious-w-sahara-mission\/"},"modified":"2012-04-25T04:30:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T02:30:06","slug":"un-council-renews-contentious-w-sahara-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/un-council-renews-contentious-w-sahara-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"UN council renews contentious W.Sahara mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* UN council unanimously renews W.Sahara peacekeeping force<\/span><\/p>\n

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* South Africa disappointed no rights mandate included<\/p>\n

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* Morocco: rights monitoring “nothing to do” with mission<\/p>\n

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By Michelle Nichols<\/p>\n

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UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security
\nCouncil renewed on Tuesday the mandate of a peacekeeping force
\nin the disputed territory of Western Sahara, but South Africa
\nexpressed disappointment that the 15-nation body did not ask
\nU.N. troops to monitor alleged rights abuses.<\/p>\n

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After the council unanimously voted to approve the force –
\nknown as MINURSO – for another year, South Africa’s U.N.
\nAmbassador Baso Sangqu accused the council, of which it is a
\nmember, of ignoring the rights of the Western Sahara people.<\/p>\n

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“It is an anomaly that MINSURO is one of the few U.N.
\nmandates that does not have a human rights mandate,” Sangqu
\nsaid. “These double standards create an impression that the
\ncouncil does not give priority to the human rights of …
\nWestern Sahara.”<\/p>\n

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“We see no reason why the people of Western Sahara should be
\ntreated any different. The selective approach to human rights by
\nthis council calls into question the motivation of those who
\nhave conveniently looked the other way while human rights abuses
\nare committed in the territory of Western Sahara,” he said.<\/p>\n

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The renewal of the mandate of the peacekeeping force marks
\nan annual battle in the council between Morocco, backed by
\nFrance, and African nations supporting Polisario Front
\nindependence movement.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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