Their peaceful struggle for human rights and self-determination for the Saharawi people has led to Sidi Mohamed Dadach to spend 24 years in captivity in various Moroccan prisons condemned to live longer, some of them to death. Declared a 'prisoner of conscience', it was possible his release in 2001 after an extensive international campaign. His work in defense of freedom has made the Human Rights Observatory Bar Badajoz grant him the award 'Human Rights', he received yesterday from President of the Junta de Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara.
- What does it mean for you this award?
- I am very happy and proud that I give this award is an honor to have, but it is not only mine, but of all the Saharawi people, of all human rights activists are on the battlefield every day for the observance of those rights and freedoms and the independence of Western Sahara.
- What is the work carried out together with other activists, through CODAPSO?
- This committee chair defends the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, an inalienable right, and supports all human rights activism. Try to keep track of how systematic human rights violations committed by the Moroccan military and police authorities. Activists involved with and supports them in summary trials, which are the bread of the day throughout the Sahara.
- Go close to self-determination del Sahara Occidental?
--Actualmente, lo que hace que el problema no pueda llegar a su fin es la postura de Francia, que es más culpable que Marruecos. Como miembro permanente del Consejo de Seguridad, Francia utiliza siempre su derecho de veto para bloquear cualquier solución justa a este conflicto. La solución está en que la Comunidad Internacional presione a Marruecos y a Francia. Ya que la consigna de los franceses es ´Libertad, Fraternidad e Igualdad´ deberían cumplirla con los demás también.
--¿Cómo vivió 24 años de cautiverio en cárceles marroquíes?
--Significan mucho porque me habían arrebatado la libertad, me tenían prohibido ver el sun was unrelated to the outside, lived in darkness. I came to not see the stars in 14 years. He had no proper food, no milk, no meat, no fruits, no proper clothing and when he demanded that you spend will improve conditions in an isolation cell. Many of my colleagues lost their heads but I saved. Was fully aware that I was imprisoned for defending the rights of my people to freedom and hope that fed me to keep fighting.
- After this captivity will be difficult to trust in man ...
- People who cling to power are the perpetrators of human rights violations. Which sit close to the dictatorship can commit any atrocity to defend his seat.
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