Appeal on humanitarian grounds by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, in respect of Ms. Aminatou Haidar

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Appeal on humanitarian grounds by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, in respect of Ms. Aminatou Haidar

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

4 December 2009 Also available in:

In light of the rapidly deteriorating condition of Ms. Aminatou Haidar, of Laayoune, on hunger strike at the airport in Lanzerote since 16 November, the High Commissioner appeals on the basis of UNHCR's good offices and on strictly humanitarian grounds, to the governments of the two states directly concerned, Spain and Morocco, to consider any measure that could facilitate her movement and end the current impasse.