Tell the UN to MONITOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN WESTERN SAHARA
The UN mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only contemporary UN mission that does not monitor human rights. Last year, following pressure from across the world, language on human rights was introduced into the resolution. This has failed. Torture, false imprisonment and violence continue. The Security Council has a responsibility to protect the people of Western Sahara and to hold Morocco to account. Please TAKE ACTION to tell the Security Council to monitor human rights.
For organisations: Please contact (in order of priority)
• The President of the Security Council – see below for details (and ask that your letter is circulated to all members)
• Your own national mission and government
• The French mission to the UN
For Individuals:
• Your MP asking them to raise this with the Minister
• The President of the Security Council – see below for details ( and ask that your letter is circulated to all members)
Key points
• Last year measures on human rights were for the first time introduced into the resolution. These failed. To date the sum total of UN efforts consists of a 1 day visit to Dakhla by the UN Independent Expert on Cultural Rights.
• Human rights abuse continues.
• In August and September 2011 alone 34 instances of serious human rights violations perpetrated against Saharawi citizens by members of the Moroccan Security Forces were reported.
• MINURSO is the only peacekeeping mission established since 1978 that does not have a mandate to monitor human rights.
• They must call for MINURSO to monitor human rights.
For the French mission – condemn their previous efforts to block human rights monitoring.
You can read a briefing here.
If you have further time please also write to the Secretary General and the Spanish mission to the UN.
Contact details
Togo (February’s President)
H.E. Mr. Kodjo Menan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Togo
Permanent Mission of Togo to the United Nations
112 East 40th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: +1(212) 490-3455, -3456
Fax: +1(212) 983-6684
Email: togo@un.int; togo.mission@yahoo.fr
UK (March’s President)
H.E. Sir Mark Lyall Grant
Permanent Representative of the UK to the United Nations
UK Mission to the UN
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
885 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone:+ 1(212) 745 9200
Fax: +1(212) 745 9316
Email: uk@un.int
US (April’s President)
H.E. Ms Susan E. Rice
Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
United States Mission to the United Nations
140 East 45th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
USA
Fax: +1(212) 415 4053
Email via online form
France
H.E. Mr Gérard Araud
Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
245 East 47th Street 44th floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
USA
Phone : +1(212) 702 4900
Fax:+1(212) 421.6889
Email: france@franceonu.org
China
H. E. Mr. LI Baodong
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations
350 East 35th Street
New York, NY 10016
USA
Fax: +1(212) 634 7626
E-mail: ChinaMissionUN@Gmail.com
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr Vitaly Churkin
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
136 East 67 Street
New York, NY 10065
USA
Phone: +1(212)861-4900
Fax: +1(212)628-0252
E-mail: rusun@un.int
Spain (Part of the UN “Group of Friends” of Western Sahara)
H.E. Juan Pablo DE LAIGLESIA Y GONZÁLEZ DE PEREDO
Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel.: +1(212) 661 1050 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54
Fax: +1(212) 949 7247
Email via online form
Non-permanent members
Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr. Agshin Mehdiyev
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan
Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Azerbaijan to the United Nations
866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 560
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: +1(212) 371-2559 Ext. 23
Fax: +1(212) 371-2784
Email: azerbaijan@un.int
Columbia
H.E. Mr. Nestor Osorio Londoño
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
140 East 57th Street, New York
NY. 10022
Direct line: +1(212) 355-7223
nosorio@colombiaun.org
General contact details
Tel: +1(212) 355-7776
Fax: +1(212) 371-2813
colombia@colombiaun.org
Germany
Ambassador Peter Wittig
Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Telephone +1 (212) 940 04 00
Telefax + 1(212) 940 04 02
E-mail: info@new-york-un.diplo.de
Guatemala
H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Guatemala
Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations
57 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: +1(212) 679-4760 Ext. 10
Fax: +1(212) 685-8741
Email: guatemala@un.int; onupnud@minex.gob.gt
India
H.E. Ambassador
Hardeep Singh Puri
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
235 East, 43rd Street, New York 10017.
TEL: +1 212-490-9660
FAX:+1 212-490-9656
EMAIL: India@un.int, & ind_general@indiaun.net
Morocco
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Morocco
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations
866 Second Avenue, 6th and 7th Floors
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: +1(212) 421-1580
Fax: +1 (212) 980-1512, 421-7826
Email: info@morocco-un.org
Pakistan
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Pakistan
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the
United Nations
Pakistan House
8 East 65th Street
New York, N.Y. 10065
Telephone: +1(212) 879-8600, -8603, 8025, 8028, 8031, 8033
Fax: +1(212) 744-7348
Email: pakistan@un.int
website: www.pakun.org
Portugal
José Filipe Moraes Cabral
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations
866 Second Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10017
Telefone: +1 212 759 9444
Fax:+1 212 355 1124
E-mail: portugal@un.int
Assistant’s details
Paula Caroça
Phone: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 902
Fax: +1 212 588 0217
pcaroca@missionofportugal.org
South Africa
H. E. Ambassador Baso Sangqu
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations
333 East 38th Street
New York
NY10016
Tel: +1(212) 213 5583
Fax: +1(212) 692 2498
Secretary General
The Honourable Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General
760 United Nations Plaza
United Nations
New York, NY 1007
Salutation: Secretary General
• The President of the Security Council – see below for details (and ask that your letter is circulated to all members)
• Your own national mission and government
• The French mission to the UN
For Individuals:
• Your MP asking them to raise this with the Minister
• The President of the Security Council – see below for details ( and ask that your letter is circulated to all members)
Key points
• Last year measures on human rights were for the first time introduced into the resolution. These failed. To date the sum total of UN efforts consists of a 1 day visit to Dakhla by the UN Independent Expert on Cultural Rights.
• Human rights abuse continues.
• In August and September 2011 alone 34 instances of serious human rights violations perpetrated against Saharawi citizens by members of the Moroccan Security Forces were reported.
• MINURSO is the only peacekeeping mission established since 1978 that does not have a mandate to monitor human rights.
• They must call for MINURSO to monitor human rights.
For the French mission – condemn their previous efforts to block human rights monitoring.
You can read a briefing here.
If you have further time please also write to the Secretary General and the Spanish mission to the UN.
Contact details
Togo (February’s President)
H.E. Mr. Kodjo Menan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Togo
Permanent Mission of Togo to the United Nations
112 East 40th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: +1(212) 490-3455, -3456
Fax: +1(212) 983-6684
Email: togo@un.int; togo.mission@yahoo.fr
UK (March’s President)
H.E. Sir Mark Lyall Grant
Permanent Representative of the UK to the United Nations
UK Mission to the UN
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
885 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone:+ 1(212) 745 9200
Fax: +1(212) 745 9316
Email: uk@un.int
US (April’s President)
H.E. Ms Susan E. Rice
Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
United States Mission to the United Nations
140 East 45th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
USA
Fax: +1(212) 415 4053
Email via online form
France
H.E. Mr Gérard Araud
Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
245 East 47th Street 44th floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
USA
Phone : +1(212) 702 4900
Fax:+1(212) 421.6889
Email: france@franceonu.org
China
H. E. Mr. LI Baodong
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations
350 East 35th Street
New York, NY 10016
USA
Fax: +1(212) 634 7626
E-mail: ChinaMissionUN@Gmail.com
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr Vitaly Churkin
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
136 East 67 Street
New York, NY 10065
USA
Phone: +1(212)861-4900
Fax: +1(212)628-0252
E-mail: rusun@un.int
Spain (Part of the UN “Group of Friends” of Western Sahara)
H.E. Juan Pablo DE LAIGLESIA Y GONZÁLEZ DE PEREDO
Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel.: +1(212) 661 1050 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54
Fax: +1(212) 949 7247
Email via online form
Non-permanent members
Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr. Agshin Mehdiyev
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan
Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Azerbaijan to the United Nations
866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 560
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: +1(212) 371-2559 Ext. 23
Fax: +1(212) 371-2784
Email: azerbaijan@un.int
Columbia
H.E. Mr. Nestor Osorio Londoño
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
140 East 57th Street, New York
NY. 10022
Direct line: +1(212) 355-7223
nosorio@colombiaun.org
General contact details
Tel: +1(212) 355-7776
Fax: +1(212) 371-2813
colombia@colombiaun.org
Germany
Ambassador Peter Wittig
Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Telephone +1 (212) 940 04 00
Telefax + 1(212) 940 04 02
E-mail: info@new-york-un.diplo.de
Guatemala
H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Guatemala
Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations
57 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: +1(212) 679-4760 Ext. 10
Fax: +1(212) 685-8741
Email: guatemala@un.int; onupnud@minex.gob.gt
India
H.E. Ambassador
Hardeep Singh Puri
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
235 East, 43rd Street, New York 10017.
TEL: +1 212-490-9660
FAX:+1 212-490-9656
EMAIL: India@un.int, & ind_general@indiaun.net
Morocco
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Morocco
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations
866 Second Avenue, 6th and 7th Floors
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: +1(212) 421-1580
Fax: +1 (212) 980-1512, 421-7826
Email: info@morocco-un.org
Pakistan
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Pakistan
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the
United Nations
Pakistan House
8 East 65th Street
New York, N.Y. 10065
Telephone: +1(212) 879-8600, -8603, 8025, 8028, 8031, 8033
Fax: +1(212) 744-7348
Email: pakistan@un.int
website: www.pakun.org
Portugal
José Filipe Moraes Cabral
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations
866 Second Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10017
Telefone: +1 212 759 9444
Fax:+1 212 355 1124
E-mail: portugal@un.int
Assistant’s details
Paula Caroça
Phone: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 902
Fax: +1 212 588 0217
pcaroca@missionofportugal.org
South Africa
H. E. Ambassador Baso Sangqu
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations
333 East 38th Street
New York
NY10016
Tel: +1(212) 213 5583
Fax: +1(212) 692 2498
Secretary General
The Honourable Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General
760 United Nations Plaza
United Nations
New York, NY 1007
Salutation: Secretary General
