Paris, (France), June 11, 2026 (SPS) – On Thursday, the French Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic denounced what it described as the “double standards policy” pursued by the French government towards the issue of Western Sahara, calling on it to respect international law in a “consistent and fair” manner.
The association confirmed, in a statement published in the French capital, Paris, that the French authorities constantly renew their commitment to respecting international law and defending the international legal system. However, according to the association, they adopt a contradictory position when it comes to Western Sahara, which is included by the United Nations on the list of non-self-governing territories.
The association expressed, in particular, its regret over France’s condemnation of the attack carried out by Sahrawi fighters on March 5, 2026 against the occupied city of Smara, while it remained silent regarding the strikes carried out by the Moroccan army’s drones since the resumption of the war in November 2020.
According to the association, these attacks resulted in the deaths of dozens of people, the majority of whom were civilians. She also recalled that the most recent of these strikes claimed the lives of three Sahrawi fighters, including Habib Mohamed Abdelaziz, a member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, and the son of the late Sahrawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz, former president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
The association offered its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the Sahrawi people who have been living in exile for more than fifty years, expressing at the same time its condemnation of the violations committed under international humanitarian law in the context of this conflict.
The French Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic called on the French government to put an end to what it considers a policy based on double standards, and to apply the same principles to all parties concerned.
The association stressed that “respect for international law cannot be selective according to circumstantial political interests,” calling on the French authorities to condemn all violations of international law and to work sincerely to implement United Nations resolutions that guarantee the Sahrawi people their inalienable right to self-determination. (SPA)
