UN reports severe human rights abuses in Western Sahara

Most of Western Sahara is controlled by Morocco, and is considered a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations.
Hundreds march in central Madrid in support of Western Sahara on June 19, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.
Hundreds march in support of Western Sahara, Madrid, Spain, June 19, 2021. - Xaume Olleros/Getty Images
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A United Nations human rights body criticized Morocco on Thursday for alleged human rights abuses in Western Sahara. 

The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders said that those who document human rights in Morocco and the disputed North African territory are subject to state repression. 

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