Before daring to talk about human rights in the southern provinces , and brazenly suggest changing MINURSO mandate, "it would be better for Algeria to clean up its own backyard," said Joseph K. Grieboski , Chairman of the Board of Directors at the “Institute on Religion and Public Policy” (IRPP ), based in Washington.

The report on the situation of human rights in the Sahel region presented by the Conservative MEP Charles Tannock and adopted by the European Parliament called for populations’ census in Tindouf camps in Algeria.

The visit of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Christopher Ross, in the southern provinces was an opportunity to reaffirm Morocco’s commitment to autonomy proposal for the Moroccan Sahara, said Thursday in Rabat , Minister of Communication, Government Spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi.

A new Spanish book issued last September reveals gross violations of human rights in the Tindouf refugee camp, in which writer and journalist Reyes Monforte strongly criticizes Polisario leadership and Algeria.

The annual report on terrorism by the Japanese Ministry of Justice issued recently placed Polisario movement Tindouf camps in southern Algeria among more than 40 terrorist organizations in the African continent.