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19753
  • Morocco has occupied the area since 1975. (euobserver.com)
  • However, Morocco, illegally occupying parts of Western Sahara since 1975, has kept the exports of Western Sahara phosphate rock. (wsrw.org)
  • Sahara since 1975. (lu.se)
Tonnes of phosphate rock2
  • Recent news from Norway has seemed to quell "phosphogeddon" fears as the country recently announced a mining company has found up to 70 billion tonnes of phosphate rock in the south-western part of the country, along with deposits of other strategic minerals like titanium and vanadium which are used in the aerospace and defense industries. (mddionline.com)
  • The vessel contained 55.000 tonnes of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Recognise2
  • Sweden u-turned on a decision to recognise Western Sahara earlier this year, and signed a extradition agreement allowing it to return Moroccan children that are living on Swedish streets. (euobserver.com)
  • And last week, Morocco became the fourth Arab state to initiate formal relations with Israel after the Trump administration agreed to recognise its occupation of Western Sahara. (palestina-komitee.nl)
20162
  • Similarly, the Court of Justice of the EU on 21 December 2016 judged that trading with the territory would be illegal without such consent. (wsrw.org)
  • In 2016, Morocco earned over 200 million USD from the rock export from the territory. (wsrw.org)
Illegally2
  • Siemens Gamesa are profiting from Morocco's plunder of illegally occupied land & violent repression of the people of Western Sahara. (waronwant.org)
  • Morocco has been illegally occupying Western Sahara for nearly 50 years. (waronwant.org)
Moroccan4
  • In February, three Danish journalists who came to see the situation in Western Sahara for themselves were expelled by Moroccan authorities," he added. (euobserver.com)
  • The Moroccan state company OCP has decided to drop defending the detained conflict mineral cargo in South Africa. (wsrw.org)
  • The value equals around 15% of the entire multilateral humanitarian aid donated to the refugees from Western Sahara, which fled following the brutal Moroccan occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • For over 40 years, a Moroccan state-owned company has exported phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
20191
  • The export of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara has never been lower than in 2019. (wsrw.org)
20221
  • Mr Sebastian Frey, Senior Trading Manager - Long Products Steel Trading, Americas, Tata International has won the 2022 Sustainability Award from Tata Sons North America. (aryawadwalkar.com)
Sahrawi2
  • Morocco is systematically breaking the human rights of Sahrawi people. (euobserver.com)
  • In 1991, a truce was negotiated with the promise on a referendum on the right to self-determination of Western Saharan inhabitants, the Sahrawi. (lu.se)
Refugees1
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
Saharawi1
  • The UN has concluded that any exploitation of resources in Western Sahara would be illegal if the Saharawi people do not consent to it. (wsrw.org)
Conflict1
  • Many companies thrive off war and conflict by supplying weapons that kill and maim, by financing war efforts, or by running mercenary armies. (waronwant.org)
Referendum1
Occupation3
  • Christian Juhl, a green-left MP that initiated the motion, told EUobserver his peers were all worried that Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara was getting worse. (euobserver.com)
  • Based on development of international law, Morocco has no legal right to exploit the territory it holds under occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch works to uncover the plunder of the territory and to keep the companies and governments accountable for their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
Palestinians1
  • Barclays provides billions of pounds worth of investment to arms companies supplying weapons to Israel - used to repress Palestinians. (waronwant.org)
Independence1
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
Years2
  • With up to 70 billion tonnes of the rock, and a projected 4,500-meter-deep ore body, Norge Mining - the mining company that discovered the deposits - told Euractive that it would theoretically be capable of meeting global phosphate demand for the next 100 years. (mddionline.com)
  • King Mohammed VI said two years ago that "[Western] Sahara will remain a part of Morocco until the end of time. (euobserver.com)
People1
  • Matt does a Dutch und pain with fairly 35 people RD& in Western Australia. (nukefix.org)
Worth2
  • We pressure the UK government to stop approving billions of pounds worth of arms exports to human rights abusing regimes. (waronwant.org)
  • Morocco shipped 1.93 million tonnes of phosphate out of occupied Western Sahara in 2018, worth an estimated $164 million, new report shows. (wsrw.org)
Industry2
  • With the discovery, Norway's minister of trade and industry said the government is considering fast-tracking a large mine in the area. (mddionline.com)
  • Norway's minister of trade and industry said that the country has an obligation to develop "the world's most sustainable mineral industry. (mddionline.com)
Strategic1
  • The Blockchain Research Institute BRI is an independent, global think tank, dedicated to exploring and sharing knowledge about the strategic implications of blockchain on business, government, and society. (aryawadwalkar.com)
Case2
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
Week1
  • Since 1 May, only one vessel of phosphate rock has left occupied Western Sahara, the Common Spirit , which arrived New Zealand this week. (wsrw.org)
Arms3
  • The global arms trade supports repressive regimes, fuels wars and armed violence, and reinforces global oppression and inequality. (waronwant.org)
  • Please contact your MP today and ask them to demand that the UK government stops the sale and purchase of arms to and from Israel. (waronwant.org)
  • Pressure the government to end its trade in arms with human rights abusing regimes. (waronwant.org)
Human rights1
  • We stand with our partners and all human rights defenders in the Global South in the fight for their land and livelihoods, and we hold UK-based mining companies to account for the violence they inflict on communities. (waronwant.org)
Agreement3
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • In December 2015, the European Court of Justice cancelled an EU-Morocco trade agreement. (euobserver.com)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
Watch2
  • It surely had no interest in allowing its political arguments be tested by an independent court", stated Davide Contini of Western Sahara Resource Watch. (wsrw.org)
  • It is not immediately clear to Western Sahara Resource Watch what will now happen to the vessel and the cargo next. (wsrw.org)
Breaking international law1
  • Juhl said that Danish companies and municipalities should not take the risk of breaking international law. (euobserver.com)
European Union2
  • For the European Union, most of the phosphorus needed for the country is imported from Russia as it has the world's largest ultra-pure phosphate rock deposits. (mddionline.com)
  • Bahrain's trade policy with Israel would then be even laxer than that of the European Union, a top trade partner for Israel. (palestina-komitee.nl)
Knowledge1
  • He said the government will promote knowledge on the situation in Western Sahara with interest groups such as the confederation of Danish industries. (euobserver.com)
Fact1
  • The fact that Morocco has stepped down shows how weak cards they hold. (wsrw.org)
Basis1
  • That this is the trading basis of the Abraham Accords is further highlighted by reports that the UAE is already welcoming business with Israel's illegal settlements. (palestina-komitee.nl)
State2
  • After wide reporting of Zayani's comments, Bahrain's state news agency issued a statement shortly afterwards saying he had been "misinterpreted", and that there would be no import of settlement goods. (palestina-komitee.nl)
  • Multinational mining companies are buying up land across the planet to extract natural resources, contracting state forces, private mercenary companies, and even illegal paramilitary groups to protect their interests and repress local opposition. (waronwant.org)
Territory1
  • The second biggest importing country is New Zealand, where two farmer co-operatives import from the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
Israel1
  • On a visit to Israel, the country's trade minister, Zayed bin Rashid al-Zayani, said Bahrain was open to importing products from Israel wherever they were manufactured. (palestina-komitee.nl)
Goods1
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
Global1
Billion1
  • The largest deposits, around 50 billion tonnes, are in the Western Sahara region of Morocco. (mddionline.com)
Hold1
  • The UK government must end its complicity with Israel's settlement enterprise and hold businesses - including JCB - to account. (waronwant.org)
Relations1
  • Many EU countries have strengthened their relations with Rabat lately. (euobserver.com)