Tadkhast

What is affected

Housing private

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

18 September 2021

Region

MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]

Country

Western Sahara

Location

southwest of al-`Ayun

Affected persons

	Total 500
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	Indigenous

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Housing losses

- Number of homes

100

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local
	Moroccan occupation authority

Brief narrative

On 18 September 2021, Moroccan bulldozers, trucks and excavators surrounded Tadkhast, southwest of al-`Ayun, and proceeded to demolish 100 Sahrawi permanent and seasonal dwellings.[i]

[i] Oscar Allende, “Equipe Media denuncia la confiscación y demolición de viviendas en el Sáhara Occidental ocupado,” Equipe Media (4 October 2021), https://www.elfaradio.com/2021/10/02/equipe-media-denuncia-la-confiscacion-y-demolicion-de-viviendas-en-el-sahara-occidental-ocupado/.

[ii] Ibid.; Équipe Média, op. cit.

Costs

€ 0

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