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<p>We encourage concrete progress towards improving human rights in Western Sahara
in discussions with the parties to the dispute over the territory, and at the UN Security
Council. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, my right Hon. Friend the
Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Mr Robertson), discussed human rights in Western
Sahara during his visit to Morocco in March. We welcome Morocco's recent commitments
to investigate complaints of human rights violations made to the National Council
for Human Rights within three months, and to end military tribunal trials for civilians.</p><p>
</p><p>Demining teams from the UN peacekeeping operation in Western Sahara (MINURSO),
the Moroccan Army and Polisario continue to co-operate to clear unexploded ordnance
on both sides of the Moroccan wall.</p><p> </p>
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