Amigrou

What is affected

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

01 February 2022

Region

MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]

Country

Western Sahara

Location

Amgriou (Tarfaya Province)

Affected persons

	Total 115
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	Indigenous

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local
	Moroccan occupation authority

Brief narrative

On 1 February 2022, Moroccan forces demolished 23 modest Sahrawi homes without warning in Amgriou (Tarfaya Province), preventing inhabitants to collect their belongings. The occupation authorities then enabled Moroccan settlers to remain there and profit from algae harvesting and plunder the abundant fisheries.[i]

[i] See Mohamed Laâbid, « Laâyoune : La plage d’Amgriou séduit les investisseurs » Aujourd’hui le Maroc (16 January 2008), https://www.maghress.com/fr/aujourdhui/59266.

Costs

€ 0

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