(AI Translated) Mr. Ahmed Lamajid, born in 1959, a prominent Sahrawi human rights defender and head of the Committee for the Protection of Natural Resources in Western Sahara, is single. He is known for his peaceful activism in defending human rights and documenting serious human rights violations committed in Western Sahara, which has made him repeatedly targeted by the Moroccan occupying forces.

Mr. Ahmed Lamajid has been arrested several times because of his human‑rights work, first detained in 1999 due to his participation in a peaceful protest in the occupied city of Laayoune, then arrested again in 2005 during a campaign targeting Sahrawi human‑rights activists. On 26 December 2010, the Moroccan occupying force stopped him and took him to an unknown location, where he reported being beaten and mistreated while being interrogated about politically‑related issues. According to his testimony, the interrogation sessions did not address the Akrad Ezik camp but focused on his opinions and his political and human‑rights activities.

Mr. Ahmed Lamajid affirmed that he was arrested and tortured because of his work as a Sahrawi human‑rights defender, and that the confessions on which the judicial authorities relied were extracted from him under torture and coercion. During his trial before the Court of Appeal in Salé, he categorically denied any involvement in the events related to the dismantling of the Akrad Ezik camp, explaining that his presence in the camp was limited to performing his duties as a human‑rights defender by interviewing residents and documenting their social, economic and rights‑related demands. He also indicated that he was not present in the protest camp on 8 November 2010, the date of its dismantling.

Despite these statements and allegations of torture and forced confessions, the Court of Appeal in Salé issued, in 2017, a life‑sentence against him as part of the so‑called Akrad Ezik group case.

Since his arrest, Mr. Ahmed Lamajid has undertaken a series of hunger strikes, both open and warning strikes, during the years 2011, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, protesting his conditions of detention and imprisonment and demanding respect for his fundamental rights and treatment in accordance with the relevant international standards for the protection of prisoners.

These repeated hunger strikes have had cumulative adverse effects on his health, with his condition deteriorating markedly over the years. Mr. Ahmed Lamajid currently suffers from severe allergies and chronic gastrointestinal problems, which have been aggravated by the repeated hunger strikes and the accompanying lack of healthcare and specialized medical follow‑up. His worsening health raises serious concerns about his physical and psychological safety and calls for the provision of necessary and urgent medical care in line with international standards concerning the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty.