human rights defender
Mohamed Lamin Haddi
Actions and Campaigns
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Mohamed Lamin Haddi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1980
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Mohamed Lamin Haddi is a journalist who advocates for the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people.
He grew up in the city of El Aaiun, and from an early age felt the injustice of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. His activism began as a student, and in his teens he was expelled from school.
Identified with the Sahrawi opposition to Moroccan rule, his card was marked by the authorities, making it difficult for him to find an employment.
Local journalists like Modamed Lamin Haddi run huge risks in bringing the stories of the Sahrawi people to a wider audience. Western Sahara, under Morocco's draconian rule, is known for being a “black hole” for information and journalism.
Detained since
Oct 20, 2010
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
25 years in prison
Latitude: 33.9028394879374
Longitude: -6.344658211677452
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Tiflet
Location of detention - Facility
Tiflet 2 Prison
Recent case update / evolution
In 2013, Mohammed Lamin Haddi was sentenced at first instance for "violence with intent to kill officials carrying out their duties". He denied the charges, saying that his confessions had been obtained under duress and that the evidence against him had been falsified.
In 2017, the Salé Court of Appeal upheld the sentence.
In 2020, Morocco's Court of Cassation confirmed the sentence on final appeal.
Any other relevant documents
Opinion adopted by the Woring Group on Arbitrary Detention No. 23/2023, A/HRC/WGAD/2023/23 : https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/WGAD/2023/23
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1980
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- HRD's Picture
- Copyright
- Écrire pour libérer
- HRD's bio and work
Mohamed Lamin Haddi is a journalist who advocates for the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people.
He grew up in the city of El Aaiun, and from an early age felt the injustice of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. His activism began as a student, and in his teens he was expelled from school.
Identified with the Sahrawi opposition to Moroccan rule, his card was marked by the authorities, making it difficult for him to find an employment.
Local journalists like Modamed Lamin Haddi run huge risks in bringing the stories of the Sahrawi people to a wider audience. Western Sahara, under Morocco's draconian rule, is known for being a “black hole” for information and journalism.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Tiflet
- Location of detention - Facility
- Tiflet 2 Prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 33.9028394879374
Longitude: -6.344658211677452
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Oct 20, 2010
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Other
- Sentence
25 years in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
In 2013, Mohammed Lamin Haddi was sentenced at first instance for "violence with intent to kill officials carrying out their duties". He denied the charges, saying that his confessions had been obtained under duress and that the evidence against him had been falsified.
In 2017, the Salé Court of Appeal upheld the sentence.
In 2020, Morocco's Court of Cassation confirmed the sentence on final appeal.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Mohammed Lamin Haddi has been subjected to several forms of torture and ill-treatment while in detention. These include physical violence, lack of medical care, prolonged solitary confinement, lack of adequate food, lack of light in his cell and forced feeding. He has engaged in multiple hunger strikes to denounce these violations.
In 2022, a complaint before the Committee against Torture (CAT) was submitted on behalf of Mohammed Lamin Haddi and three other Sahrawi human rights defenders.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Any other relevant documents
Opinion adopted by the Woring Group on Arbitrary Detention No. 23/2023, A/HRC/WGAD/2023/23 : https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/WGAD/2023/23
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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