(AI translated) Mr. Ahmed Lamjid, born in 1959, is a prominent Sahrawi human rights activist and the head of the Committee for the Protection of Natural Resources in Western Sahara. He is single. He is known for his peaceful activities in defending human rights and documenting the serious violations of human rights that occur in Western Sahara, which has made him a frequent target of the Moroccan occupation forces.

Mr. Ahmed Lamjid has been arrested several times due to his human rights work. He was first arrested in 1999 after participating in a peaceful protest in the occupied city of Laayoune. He was arrested again in 2005 as part of a campaign targeting Sahrawi human rights activists. On December 26, 2010, he was detained by the Moroccan occupation forces and taken to an unknown location. He reported being beaten and mistreated during interrogations related to political matters. According to his account, the interrogations did not concern the Aqdim Izik camp but instead focused on his political and human rights activities and opinions.

Mr. Ahmed Lamjid stated that he was arrested and tortured because of his work as a human rights activist in Western Sahara, and that the confessions used by the judicial authorities were obtained under torture and coercion. During his trial at the Salah appeals court, he firmly denied any involvement in the events surrounding the dismantling of the Aqdim Izik camp, explaining that his presence there was limited to carrying out his human rights work by meeting with the residents and documenting their social, economic, and human rights demands. He also stated that he was not at the protest camp on November 8, 2010, the day it was dismantled.

Despite these claims and allegations of torture and forced confessions, the Salah appeals court sentenced him to life imprisonment in 2017 in what is known as the Aqdim Izik case.

Since his arrest, Mr. Ahmed Lamjid has undertaken a series of hunger strikes, both open and warning strikes, in 2011, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, to protest his conditions of detention and imprisonment and to demand that his basic rights be respected and that he be treated in accordance with international standards for the protection of prisoners.

These repeated hunger strikes have had a negative impact on his health, and his condition has deteriorated significantly over the years. He currently suffers from severe allergies and chronic digestive system problems, which have been exacerbated by the frequent hunger strikes and the resulting lack of proper medical care and specialized follow-up treatment. His deteriorating health状况 raises serious concerns about his physical and mental well-being, and he urgently needs to receive medical care that meets international standards for the treatment of persons deprived of their freedom.