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COLLECTIF DES DEFENSEURS SAHRAOUIS DES DROITS HUMAINS

COLECTIVO DE DEFENSORES SAHRAUIS DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS
THE COLLECTIVE OF SAHARAWI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) welcomes the CJEU decision and urges the
EU institutions to implement it

The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) welcomes today’s ruling from the Court of Justice
of the European Union (CJEU). It is now up to the European Union institutions to uphold the legal decision of its
highest judicial authority.

For years, we have witnessed the EU Commission and EU Council undermine and circumvent the CJEU’s ruling
in 2016—an irresponsible act that seeks to replace the consent of the people of the Western Sahara with the so-
called “consultations.” In that regard, the Court made its position clear: “the Court finds, first, that in view of the
legal definitions of ‘people’ and ‘consent’ in international law, the ‘consultations’ conducted by the institutions with
the ‘people concerned’ did not amount to an expression of the consent of the people of Western Sahara.”

We recall that the Western Sahara’s legal status is that of a non-self-governing territory awaiting the
completion of the decolonization process, where Morocco has no sovereignty. Moreover, the
sovereignty over the Western Sahara and its natural resources remains the exclusive right of the
Sahrawi people, who currently remain under military occupation. The Court affirmed its position on
this matter, stating “the Court of Justice inferred from the principle of self-determination and the principle of the
relative effect of treaties clear, precise and unconditional obligations towards Western Sahara in the context of its
relations with Morocco, namely both to respect its separate and distinct status and to secure the consent of its
people in the event of the implementation of the Association Agreement in that territory”

We remind the EU institutions as Saharawi Human Rights NGO, that the Western Sahara is a country with its
own people, the Sahrawi nation, and any interest in trading the natural resources of Sahrawis should be
negotiated with their UN-recognized representative, the POLISARIO Front, which the Court has reaffirmed as
being “recognized internationally as a representative of the people of Western Sahara.” The Court further adds
that the POLISARIO Front is to be considered “a legal person.”

It is time for the EU to demonstrate that it does not see itself as above the law and to have the courage to
maintain this ruling through its engagement with its counterparts. Refusing to implement this ruling would
grant Moroccan occupying forces the green light to continue committing crimes against humanity and violating
international law. Furthermore, failing to implement this ruling would only contribute to prolonging the
occupation at a great cost to the Saharawi people who have endured occupation and displacement for nearly
half a century.

We encourage the EU member states, Council, and Commission to uphold the integrity of its institutions and
legal framework. First among their actions should be:

• clear instructions calling for the withdrawal of companies who continue to illegally trade and benefit
from the natural resources of Western Sahara in violation of this ruling,
• Immediately engage with the POLISARIO Front in a responsible dialogue to secure the consent of the
Saharawi people.
September 29th, 2021, El-Aaiun – occupied Western Sahara

The Executive office of the Collective of Saharawi Human Defenders

CODESA

CODESA.WS@GMAIL.COM /CODESA.SO/ @CODESA_SO CODESA _SO

 ‫ﺗ ـ ـ ﺟ ـ ـ ﻣ ـ ـ ـ ـ ﻊ ا ﻟ ﻣ د اﻓ ـ ـ ـ ﻌ ـ ﯾ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ن ا ﻟ ﺻ ـ ـ ﺣ ـ ـ ر ا و ﯾ ـ ﯾ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ن ﻋ ن ﺣ ـ ﻘ ـ ـ ـ ـ و ق ا ﻹ ﻧ ـ ـ ﺳ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ﺎ ن‬
‫‪COLLECTIF DES DEFENSEURS SAHRAOUIS DES DROITS HUMAINS‬‬
‫‪COLECTIVO DE DEFENSORES SAHRAUIS DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS‬‬
‫‪THE COLLECTIVE OF SAHARAWI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS‬‬

‫ﺗﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣداﻓﻌﯾن اﻟﺻﺣراوﯾﯾن ﻋن ﺣﻘوق اﻻﻧﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ‪ CODESA‬ﯾرﺣب ﺑﻘرار ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻌدل اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ و ﯾﺣث اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻷوروﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗطﺑﯾﻘﮫ‬
‫ﯾرﺣب ﺗﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣداﻓﻌﯾن اﻟﺻﺣراوﯾﯾن ﻋن ﺣﻘوق اﻻﻧﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ‪ CODESA‬ﺑﺎﻟﻘرار اﻟﺻﺎدر اﻟﯾوم ﻋن ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ اﻟﻌدل اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ‪ ،‬و‬
‫ﯾﻌﺗﺑرھﺎ إﺷﺎرة واﺿﺣﺔ ﻟﻣؤﺳﺳﺎت اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻷوروﺑﻲ ﻻﺣﺗرام اﻟﻘرارات اﻟﺻﺎدرة ﻋن اﻋﻠﻰ ھﯾﺄة ﻗﺿﺎﺋﯾﺔ أوروﺑﯾﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﺎﺑﻌﻧﺎ ﻣﻧذ ﺳﻧوات اﺳﺗﻣرار ﻣﺟﻠس اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻷوروﺑﻲ و اﻟﻣﻔوﺿﯾﺔ اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻘوﯾض و اﻻﻟﺗﻔﺎف اﻟﻣﻘﺻود ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗرار ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ اﻟﻌدل‬
‫اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﺻﺎدر ﺳﻧﺔ ‪ 2016‬ﻣن ﺧﻼل اﻟﻣوﻗف اﻟﻐﯾر ﻣﺳؤول اﻟذي ﯾﮭدف اﻟﻰ اﺳﺗﺑدال ﻣواﻓﻘﺔ اﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي ﻛﺷرط ﻣن ﺷروط‬
‫اﻟﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﻣﺎ اﺳﻣﺗﮫ "ﻣﺷﺎورات ﻣﻊ اﻷطراف اﻟﻣﻌﻧﯾﺔ"‪ .‬و ھو ﻣﺎ ردت ﻋﻠﯾﮫ اﻟﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ ﺑﺷﻛل واﺿﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻗرار اﻟﯾوم ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺄﻛﯾد ﺻراﺣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ان‬
‫"اﻟﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ ﺗﺳﺗﺧﻠص‪ :‬ﺑﺧﺻوص اﻟﺗﻌرﯾف اﻟﻘﺎﻧوﻧﻲ ﻟـ "اﻟﺷﻌب" و "اﻟﻣواﻓﻘﺔ" ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺎﻧون اﻟدوﻟﻲ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن "اﻟﻣﺷﺎورات" اﻟﺗﻲ أﺟرﺗﮭﺎ اﻟﻣؤﺳﺳﺎت‬
‫اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ ﻣﻊ "اﻷﺷﺧﺎص اﻟﻣﻌﻧﯾﯾن" ﻟم ﺗرﻗﻰ إﻟﻰ ﺣد اﻟﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن ﻣواﻓﻘﺔ ﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ"‬

‫و ﯾذﻛر ﺗﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣداﻓﻌﯾن اﻟﺻﺣراوﯾﯾن ﻋن ﺣﻘوق اﻻﻧﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ‪ CODESA‬ﺑﺎﻟوﺿﻊ اﻟﻘﺎﻧوﻧﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻌﺗﺑر اﻗﻠﯾﻣﺎ‬
‫ﻏﯾر ﻣﺗﻣﺗﻊ ﺑﺣﻛم ﻧﻔﺳﮫ و ﻓﻲ اﻧﺗظﺎر اﺳﺗﻛﻣﺎل ﺗﺻﻔﯾﺔ اﻻﺳﺗﻌﻣﺎر ﻣﻧﮫ‪ ،‬و ان اﻟﻣﻐرب ﻻ ﯾﻣﺗﻠك أﯾﺔ ﺳﯾﺎدة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﻗﻠﯾم‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﺣﯾن ﺗﺑﻘﻰ اﻟﺳﯾﺎدة ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫أراﺿﻲ و ﺛروات اﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ﺣﻘﺎ ﺣﺻرﯾﺎ ﻟﻠﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي اﻟذي ﻻزال ﯾﻌﯾش ﺗﺣت وطﺄة اﻻﺣﺗﻼل اﻟﻌﺳﻛري‪ .‬و ھو ﻣﺎ أﻛدﺗﮫ ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻌدل اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻘول " اﺳﺗﻧﺗﺟت ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ اﻟﻌدل ﻣن ﻣﺑدأ ﺗﻘرﯾر اﻟﻣﺻﯾر وﻣﺑدأ اﻷﺛر اﻟﻧﺳﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﻣﻌﺎھدات‪ ،‬اﻟﺗزاﻣﺎت واﺿﺣﺔ ودﻗﯾﻘﺔ وﻏﯾر‬
‫ﻣﺷروطﺔ ﺗﺟﺎه اﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اطﺎر ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺗﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻣﻐرب‪ ،‬أي اﺣﺗرام وﺿﻌﮭﺎ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﻘل واﻟﻣﺗﻣﯾز و اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣواﻓﻘﺔ ﺷﻌﺑﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻧﻔﯾذ اﺗﻔﺎﻗﯾﺔ اﻟﺷراﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻠك اﻟﻣﻧطﻘﺔ"‬

‫وﻣن ھﻧﺎ ﻧود ﺗذﻛﯾر ﻣؤﺳﺳﺎت اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻷوروﺑﻲ ﻛﻣﻧظﻣﺔ ﺣﻘوﻗﯾﺔ ﺻﺣراوﯾﺔ ان اﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ارض ﻟﮭﺎ ﺷﻌﺑﮭﺎ‪ ،‬اﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي‪ .‬و ان‬
‫اﻟﺳﻌﻲ اﻟﻰ اﺳﺗﻐﻼل ﺛرواﺗﮭﺎ اﻟطﺑﯾﻌﯾﺔ ﻻ ﯾﻣﻛن اﻟﺗﻔﺎوض ﻋﻠﯾﮫ اﻻ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻣﻣﺛل اﻟﺷرﻋﻲ و اﻟﻣﻌﺗرف ﺑﮫ ﻣن طرف اﻷﻣم اﻟﻣﺗﺣدة اﻻ و ھو ﺟﺑﮭﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺑوﻟﯾﺳﺎرﯾو اﻟﺗﻲ اﻛدت ﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ اﻟﻌدل اﻻوروﺑﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻧﮭﺎ "ﻣﻌﺗرف ﺑﮭﺎ دوﻟﯾﺎ ﻛﻣﻣﺛل ﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ" ﻛﻣﺎ اﺿﺎﻓت ان ﺟﺑﮭﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺑوﻟﯾﺳﺎرﯾو ﺗﻌﺗﺑر ﺷﺧﺻﯾﺔ ﻗﺎﻧوﻧﯾﺔ ﻟﮭﺎ ﺣق اﻟﺗﻣﺛﯾل و اﻟدﻓﺎع ﻋن ﻣﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻘد ان اﻷوان ﻟﯾظﮭر اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻷوروﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻧﮫ ﻻ ﯾرى ﻧﻔﺳﮫ ﻓوق اﻟﻘﺎﻧون و ان ﯾﺗﺣﻠﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﺷﺟﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻛﺎﻓﯾﺔ ﻻﺣﺗرام و ﺗﻔﻌﯾل ﻗرار اﻟﻣﺣﻛﻣﺔ‬
‫اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ ﻣن ﺧﻼل ﺗﻌﺎﻣﻠﮫ ﻣﻊ ﺷرﻛﺎﺋﮫ‪ .‬ﻛﻣﺎ ان رﻓض ﺗطﺑﯾق ھذا اﻟﻘرار ﺳﯾﻛون ﺑﻣﺛﺎﺑﺔ ﺿوء اﺧﺿر ﻟﻘوات اﻻﺣﺗﻼل اﻟﻣﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻣرار ﻓﻲ‬
‫ارﺗﻛﺎب ﺟراﺋم ﺿد اﻹﻧﺳﺎﻧﯾﺔ و ﺧرق اﻟﻘﺎﻧون اﻟدوﻟﻲ‪ .‬ﻛﻣﺎ ان اﻟﻔﺷل ﻓﻲ ﺗطﺑﯾق ھذا اﻟﺣﻛم اﻟﻘﺿﺎﺋﻲ ﻟن ﯾﺳﺎھم ﺳوى ﻓﻲ اﺳﺗﻣرار و إطﺎﻟﺔ‬
‫اﻻﺣﺗﻼل ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺳﺎب اﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي اﻟذي ﻋﺎﻧﻰ وﯾﻼت اﻻﺣﺗﻼل اﻟﻣﻐرﺑﻲ و اﻟﻠﺟوء ﻟﻣﺎ ﯾﻘﺎرب اﻟﻧﺻف ﻗرن‪.‬‬

‫ان ﺗﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣداﻓﻌﯾن اﻟﺻﺣراوﯾﯾن ﻋن ﺣﻘوق اﻻﻧﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﻟﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ‪ CODESA‬ﯾﺣث اﻟدول اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ اﻷﻋﺿﺎء‪ ،‬و ﻣﺟﻠس اﻻﺗﺣﺎد‬
‫اﻷوروﺑﻲ و اﻟﻣﻔوﺿﯾﺔ اﻷوروﺑﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ دﻋم ﻧزاھﺔ ﻣؤﺳﺳﺎﺗﮭﺎ وﺳﻠطﺔ اﻟﻘﺎﻧون ﻓﯾﮭﺎ و ذﻟك ﻋﺑر‪:‬‬

‫• اﺻدار ﺗﻌﻠﯾﻣﺎت واﺿﺣﺔ ﺗدﻋو اﻟﻰ اﻧﺳﺣﺎب ﻓوري ﻟﻠﺷرﻛﺎت اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗواﺻل اﻟﺗﺟﺎرة ﻏﯾر اﻟﻣﺷروﻋﺔ واﻻﺳﺗﻔﺎدة ﻣن اﻟﻣوارد اﻟطﺑﯾﻌﯾﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻠﺻﺣراء اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻧﺗﮭﺎك ﻟﮭذا اﻟﺣﻛم‪.‬‬
‫• اﻻﻧﺧراط ﻓﻲ ﺣوار ﻣﺳؤول ﻣﻊ ﺟﺑﮭﺔ اﻟﺑوﻟﯾﺳﺎرﯾو ﻟﻠﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣواﻓﻘﺔ اﻟﺷﻌب اﻟﺻﺣراوي ﻋﻠﻰ أﻧﺷطﺔ اﻻﺗﺣﺎد اﻻوروﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ‬
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