Some 60 people attended a seminar on the EU fisheries in occupied Western Sahara at the European Parliament on 10 November 2009.
A seminar on the unethical EU fisheries in occupied Western Sahara took place this week at the European Parliament.
The seminar, entitled Fishing in the Sahara: the challenges involved in the EU fisheries in occupied Western Sahara, was organised by the Intergroup on Western Sahara at the European Parliament and co-hosted by Western Sahara Resource Watch.
The meeting was opened by MEP Jill Evans.
John Gurr of Western Sahara Resource Watch outlined some of the unethical aspects of the agreement, including the political controversies and how it violates international law. Download Gurr's PowerPoint-presentation here.
Swedish MEP Åsa Westlund described why Sweden voted against the agreement in 2006, while the Saharawi activist Elmahjoub Maliha explained how the agreement is perceived by Saharawis in Western Sahara.
Download the invitation here.
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