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OCP refuses to respond to Saharawi refugee
OCP refuses to respond to Saharawi refugee

“OCP Maroc” tried to block a Saharawi student’s youtube videos questioning the legality of Morocco’s exploitation of occupied Western Sahara’s phosphate mine. And to date, the firm has refused to answer her many emails asking them why they tried to do that.

Published 04 March 2015
Paradeep Phosphates with a suspicious purchase in 2011/2012
Paradeep Phosphates with a suspicious purchase in 2011/2012
Published 04 March 2015
WSRW letter to Incitec Pivot, 6 February 2015
WSRW letter to Incitec Pivot, 6 February 2015
Published 04 March 2015
Incitec Pivot reply to WSRW, 13 February 2015
Incitec Pivot reply to WSRW, 13 February 2015
Published 04 March 2015
WSRW letter to Innophos, 5 February 2015
WSRW letter to Innophos, 5 February 2015
Published 04 March 2015
WSRW letter to EuroChem, 5 February 2015
WSRW letter to EuroChem, 5 February 2015
Published 04 March 2015
EuroChem reply to WSRW, 28 March 2014
EuroChem reply to WSRW, 28 March 2014
Published 04 March 2015
Guidelines for comments on WSRW's Facebook page
Guidelines for comments on WSRW's Facebook page
Published 02 March 2015
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Kosmos continues despite non-commercial find in Western Sahara
Kosmos Energy today announced that it had “encountered hydrocarbons” offshore occupied Western Sahara, though not in commercial quantities. Nevertheless, the find appears to be sufficient to proceed with a second drilling later on. WSRW condemns the drilling.
Published 02 March 2015
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Kosmos Energy ignores pleas from the owners of Western Sahara oil

No oil exploration can take place in Western Sahara unless people consent to it. Today Kosmos announced will to continue searching in Western Sahara despite condemnations from the people of the territory See Saharawis mobilise.

Published 02 March 2015
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Kosmos Energy launches propaganda website
Misleads by misrepresenting international law. Check out the company's Western Sahara manipulation here.
Published 26 February 2015
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Corell: EU must revise fisheries agreement, oil drilling irresponsible

Former UN Legal Counsel Hans Corell urges in an article yesterday the EU to revise its Fisheries Partnership Agreement due to the Moroccan King's recent statement on Western Sahara. He also states that the oil exploration is in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the UN Security Council.

Published 24 February 2015
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Kosmos expects occupied Western Sahara drill results in early March
Kosmos Energy today announced that it is expecting the first results from its controversial drilling in occupied Western Sahara sooner than anticipated: in early March.
Published 23 February 2015
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Western Sahara Resource Watch turned 10 today
Formally established at a meeting in Brussels on 5 February 2005, WSRW turned 10 years today.
Published 05 February 2015
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Norway ethical council recommends exclusion of Innophos
The Council on Ethics of the Norwegian government pension fund recommended blacklisting of the US/Mexican fertilizer producer Innophos due to phosphate imports from Western Sahara. "Particular serious violation of fundamental ethical norms", the council concluded.
Published 04 February 2015
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WSRW confronts Glencore again on Western Saharan oil involvement
In a letter sent to the company today, WSRW has repeated its concerns about Swiss company Glencore Plc's stake in the unethical oil exploration in occupied Western Sahara. Read the full letter, and our correspondence with Glencore, here.
Published 03 February 2015
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AU condemns Crans Montana Forum in occupied Western Sahara

The African Union has issued a strong declaration condemning the plans of the Swiss organisation Crans Montana to hold their Forum in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara, "as it is a grave violation of the International Law". Read the full Declaration here.

Published 02 February 2015
Former UN Legal Counsel slams Kosmos drilling in Western Sahara
Former UN Legal Counsel slams Kosmos drilling in Western Sahara
“I have seen that they [Kosmos executives] think their actions are in conformity with my legal opinion, and my determined opinion is that they are not”, says Ambassador Hans Corell, author of the UN Legal Opinion on oil exploration and exploitation in Western Sahara.
Published 13 January 2015
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Kosmos has begun to drill in occupied Western Sahara
On 19 December 2014 , the American oil company Kosmos Energy began to drill for oil in occupied Western Sahara, through an illegal deal with the occupying regime, Morocco. "The company is adding fuel to the fire", stated WSRW.
Published 12 January 2015
Demonstrated against SeaBird/Glencore in Oslo
Demonstrated against SeaBird/Glencore in Oslo
Saharawis and Norwegians gathered Thursday night in front of the offices of SeaBird in Oslo to protest against the company's oil exploration in occupied Western Sahara on behalf of Glencore and the Moroccan government.
Published 20 December 2014