Aminatou Haidar calls on the EU to take responsibility, stressing Sahrawi dignity is not for sale

Addressing the European Parliament in Brussels, Sahrawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar urged the European Union to assume its responsibilities regarding the ongoing repression in the occupied territories and the plundering of natural resources. Speaking during the screening of a documentary about her 2009 hunger strike in Lanzarote, the head of the Sahrawi body against Moroccan occupation emphasized that the Western Sahara issue remains a vital test for international justice and self-determination. She detailed half a century of systematic abuses, including torture, arbitrary arrests, digital surveillance through Pegasus software, demographic shifts, and resource exploitation. Concluding her address, she called on European lawmakers to show political courage and reject any compromises that undermine the Sahrawi people's fundamental right to freedom and independence.