A group of congressmen have called in a letter addressed to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for more support for autonomy in the Sahara, proposed by Morocco and for legitimate rights of the people still held hostage by Polisario in Tindouf camps.

Morocco's ambassador to Spain, Ahmadou Souilem, has said that most influential powers support Morocco's autonomy initiative for its southern provinces.

The polisario tried to cancel, from the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), the documentary "Stolen" which highlights the pro-slavery practices in the Tindouf camps (Algeria's south-west), the Festival's organizers said.

A document by UN Secretary General on the Sahara issue, which was recently published on the Internet, has "no status", Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, Martin Nesirky said on Thursday in New York.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold consultations on the Sahara issue on April 15-27, announced, on Monday in New York, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the U.N. and President of the U.N. Security Council for April, Nestor Osorio.