Infosurglobal.- Representatives of social and political movements ask President Gabriel Boric for Chile’s recognition of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) and the establishment of diplomatic relations.
More than 190 personalities, representatives of social and political movements, national literature awards, workers, parliamentarians, academics and artists delivered a letter to the President of the Republic Gabriel Boric, requesting the recognition of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) by the State of Chile and consequent establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the letter (delivered on July 1) the reasons for the request are substantiated and signed, among others:
Rodrigo Mundaca Governor of the V Region of Valparaíso, l@s national awards for Literature and journalism; Diamela Eltit, Raúl Zurita, Juan Pablo Cárdenas and Faride Zerán. Daniel Jaime, mayor of Recoleta and former presidential candidate in the Approve Dignidad primaries. Carlos Margotta, president of the Chilean Human Rights Commission and Alicia Lira, president of the Association of Families of Executed Detainees. Guillermo Teillier, president of the Communist Party, Lautaro Carmona, Secretary General and Juan Andrés Lagos. Fernando Astudillo, president of the Christian Left, Efrén Osorio, Secretary General of Humanist Action and leaders of Youth of Social Convergence, Democratic Revolution, JJCC, JS, PPD and MSA.
Eduardo Artes and Jorge Arrate former presidential candidates, former Allende minister Jacques Chonchol, former Socialist Party president Gonzalo Martner, Dr. Pablo Sepúlveda Allende, grandson of President Allende, and Guillermo Gonzalez of the Equality Party. The deputy, Lorena Pizarro, former director of the Association of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees and the deputies Jaime Mulet, Ana María Gazmuri, Boris Barrera and former senator Alejandro Navarro. The former Conventional Constituents, Malucha Pinto Solari and Hugo Gutiérrez.
Luis Mesina, from the National Coordination of Workers of No más AFP and José Pérez Debelli, president of ANEF. Jaime Escobar, Reflection and Liberation Magazine and Catholic priest Eugenio Pizarro.Francisco Villa singer-songwriter and actor Alejandro Goic. The former ambassadors Ariel Ulloa and Eduardo Salum, the academic Claudia Iriarte. The Palestine Solidarity Committee and Esteban Silva Sergio Aguiló, Alonso Salinas and former Minister Nivia Palma of the Chilean Association of Friendship with the SADR.
Text and signatories of the letter:
Mr. Gabriel Boric Font – President of the Republic of Chile
Present
HE Mr. president:
Encouraged by the principles that H.E. defended in his presidential campaign and on the basis of which H.E. was elected by the majority of the Chilean people, we write to you to request the recognition of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries.
Proclaimed in 1976 by the Saharawi National Council, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic is the only Spanish-speaking African Arab country. Western Sahara was a Spanish colony from 1884 to 1976. The SADR is the founder of the African Union (AU) and is recognized by 84 countries, most of which are African, Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Chile has been a member of the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) practically since its foundation and within this framework defines the situation of Western Sahara as a pending decolonization case. Our country does not recognize Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara and considers that its decolonization must be resolved peacefully, through the mechanisms established by the UN and in accordance with international law to reach a just and lasting solution that considers the self-determination of the Saharawi people with a Self-Determination Referendum. All this in coherence with Resolution 1514 of the United Nations General Assembly, which enshrines the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination on which the UN and AU Resolutions for the decolonization of Western Sahara are based.
For 46 years the Saharawi people have suffered a systematic violation of their human rights in the territories occupied by Morocco. Thousands of Saharawi families live in refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, and in exile. Added to the plundering and plundering of their natural resources and common goods is an extensive wall of shame that divides their territory, separating the areas under illegal occupation from the liberated territories. The non-compliance with the Peace agreements and the breaking of the ceasefire by Morocco have triggered the war conflict again. This has damaged the trust in international legality of a peaceful people like the Saharawi who, like no other, have trusted the UN and, in particular, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
Mr. president,
On November 30, 1999, through the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdés, the Chilean government communicated in writing to the Saharawi authorities the decision to recognize the State of Chile as the Democratic Saharawi Arab Republic, a decision that for various reasons reasons did not materialize and that is pending after 22 years have elapsed.
The Chamber of Deputies and Deputies of Chile has requested for years on numerous occasions, approving Agreement projects addressed to the presidents of Chile, the recognition of the SADR and the establishment of diplomatic relations. In this regard, we highlight the Resolutions approved, No. 296 of 09/01/1999, project No. 59 approved on 08/04/2010 and Agreement No. 006 approved on 01/06/2014, which was also reported by Mr. President, with his strong support and approval as a deputy of the Republic at that time.
In May 2006, hundreds of representatives of human rights organizations (AFDD, Chilean Human Rights Commission) and the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), social movements, students and academics, national prize-winners, intellectuals and artists, parliamentarians, mayors , and councillors, party leaders and political movements from a wide spectrum addressed a letter to the President of Chile, Dr. Michelle Bachelet, requesting recognition and establishment of relations with the SADR.
During the last 22 years, representatives of all the political forces of the former Concertación, right-wing UDI, RN and the group of left-wing and progressive forces have sent communications to the Executive branch requesting recognition of the SADR and taking action in defense of Human Rights. Humans of the Saharawi people, systematically raped by the civil and military authorities of Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara.
Mr. President, the pending recognition of the SADR and the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries constitutes a humanist and sovereign act of recognition of the just cause of Saharawi independence and self-determination. And, at the same time, it will allow a contribution from Chile to the fulfillment of international legality with the realization of the Referendum for the Self-determination of the Saharawi people.
In addition, given the centrality of human rights defined by its presidency as the axis of our country’s foreign policy, Chile can only advocate for the protection and promotion of the Human Rights of the Saharawi people within the framework of the mechanisms established by the UN, integrating a human rights monitoring mechanism into MINURSO’s mandate.
With the considerations of our highest respect and esteem,
June 2022
Rodrigo Mundaca, Gobernador Regional de Valparaíso.
Daniel Jadue, Alcalde de Recoleta
Ana Albornoz, Alcaldesa de Santa Juana
Gonzalo Montoya, Alcalde de Macul
Ítalo Bravo, Alcalde de Pudahuel
Sergio Aguilo, ex diputado Asociación Chilena de Amistad con la RASD
Esteban Silva Cuadra, Presidente Asociación Chilena de Amistad con la RASD
Alonso Salinas, Asociación Chilena de Amistad con la RASD
Diamela Eltit, escritora, premio nacional de literatura
Faride Zerán, premio nacional de periodismo.
Raúl Zurita, premio nacional de literatura
Juan Pablo Cárdenas, premio nacional de periodismo
Alicia Lira, Presidenta Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos (AFEP)
Carlos Margotta, Presidente Comisión Chilena de Derechos Humanos
Fernando Astudillo, Presidente Izquierda Cristiana de Chile.
Guillermo Teillier, Presidente Partido Comunista de Chile
Lautaro Carmona, Secretario General Partido Comunista de Chile
Juan Andrés Lagos, periodista, Coordinador de Relaciones Políticas Partido Comunista de Chile
Claudio Denegri, ex embajador de Chile en Vietnam. Encargado de RREE del PCCH.
Efrén Osorio, Secretario General de Acción Humanista
Eduardo Salum Yazigi, ex embajador del gobierno de la Unidad Popular en Argelia
Ariel Ulloa, ex embajador de Chile en Argelia
Nidia Palma, abogada, ex Ministra de Bienes Nacionales.
Ana María Bussi, socióloga
Diputadas y diputados.
Lorena Pizarro, diputada
Ana María Guzmuri, diputada
Maria Candelaria Acevedo, diputada
Jaime Mulet, diputado
Matías Ramírez, diputado
Luis Cuello, diputado
Alejandra Placencia, diputada
Daniela Serrano, diputado
Nathalie Castillo, diputada
Carolina Tello, diputada
Boris Barrera, diputado
Marisela Santibáñez, diputada
Tomas Hirsch, diputado
Convencionales Constituyentes,
Malucha Pinto, Convencional Constituyente
Valentina Miranda, Convencional Constituyente
Roberto Celedón, Convencional Constituyente
Loreto Vidal, Convencional Constituyente
Helmuth Martínez, Convencional Constituyente
Hugo Gutiérrez, Convencional Constituyente
Víctor Bahamonde, Encargado de relaciones internacionales del Movimiento por la defensa del agua, la tierra y el medio ambiente (MODATIMA).
Cristian Cuevas, Movimiento Victoria Popular
Aland Castro, coordinador Nacional UKAMAU Chile.
Pablo Sepúlveda Allende, Presidente Fundación Latinoamericana Dr. Salvador Allende.
Eduardo Artes, ex candidato presidencial UPA.
Jorge Arrate M, ex ministro y ex candidato presidencial
Gonzalo Martner, ex presidente del PS
Jaime Lorca Tobar, Centro Memoria y Futuro
Pedro Saldaño, Movimiento del Socialismo Allendista Chile
Luciano Valle, miembro de la CP del Partido Socialista
Claudia Iriarte Rivas, académica, Doctora en Derecho de la Universidad de Chile.
Mauricio Amar, académico, Centro de Estudios Árabes, Universidad de Chile.
Lynda Avendaño. Investigadora UCM. Madrid. Pensamientos y Praxis por Chile
Rafael Araya Masry, analista internacional
Lidia Baltra, periodista
Pablo Jofré, periodista y analista internacional.
Axel Pickett Lazo, periodista y escritor.
Enrique Soler, profesor de historia.
Lucia Sepúlveda, periodista
Patricio Guzmán, economista
Celso Calfullan, editor Werken Rojo
Nicola Hadwa, ex entrenador de fútbol de la selección Palestina
Roberto Ávila, abogado de Derechos Humanos
Arturo Muñoz, escritor
Omar Andrade, economista
Heriberto Guillermo Lira, dentista, Asociación Chilena de Amigos de la RASD.
Julio Díaz, Asociación Chilena de Amistad con la RASD
María Cecilia Bartholin, Anti Mafia Dos Mil
Claudio Rojas, Antimafia dos mil
Camila Montecinos, ingeniero agrónoma
Guillermo Arenas, abogado
Luis Jara Correa, Integrante de la Coordinación Nacional Movimiento Litio Para Chile
Omar Cid, Subdirector Crónica Digital
Iván Gutiérrez, periodista, representante legal de Crónica Digital.
Dirigentes Sindicales
José Pérez Debelli, Presidente Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales ANEF
Luis Mesina, Vocero nacional Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de NO más AFP
Eric Campos, Secretario General Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile CUTCH
Tamara Muñoz, Presidenta FetraCall, Consejera Nacional de la Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT)
Carolina Espinoza, Encargada Mujeres Confusam.
Esteban Maturana, Vice Presidente Confusam
Roxana Guajardo V. presidenta de APRUS, Hospital Sotero del Río
Juventudes
Rocío González, Convergencia Social.
José Soto Mendez, Frente Estudiantil de Revolución Democrática
Ricardo Lillo, Juventud Socialista.
Alisson Layseca, Juventud Izquierda Cristiana de Chile.
Lautaro Barrera, Juventudes Comunistas de Chile.
Fabio Salinas, Juventud del Partido por la Democracia.
Héctor Paz, Juventud del Partido Progresista.
Rafael Peterson, Movimiento Somos.
Jose Villaroel, Juventud del Movimiento Internacional de Trabajadores Chile.
Luis Andrade, Juventud Movimiento Socialista Allendista.
Jacques Chonchol, ex Ministro de Agricultura de Salvador Allende
Manuel Jacques, abogado de Derechos Humanos, ex presidente de la Izquierda Cristiana de Chile.
Nelson Caucoto, abogado de Derechos Humanos.
Personalidades del mundo religioso
Jaime Escobar, Editor de la Revista Reflexión y Liberación.
Karolyne Mayer, Fundación Cristo Vive.
P.Eugenio Pizarro, sacerdote diocesano
Andrea Silva Pichulman, Dirigente Movimiento Apostólico de Adolescentes y Niños.
Tali Feld Gleiser, Periodista – Judíxs Antisionistas Contra el Apartheid
Yoel Bitrán, Organizador Sindical, Santiago – Judíxs Antisionistas Contra el Apartheid
Dani Noble, Organizadora Campañas Estratégicas, Santiago – Judíxs Antisionistas Contra el Apartheid
Tania Melnick Sainte-Marie, Comunicadora Social, Santiago – Judíxs Antisionistas Contra el Apartheid
Artistas y creadores.
Francisco Villa, músico- Trovador
Alejandro Goic, actor
Antonio Kadima, artista visual, director Centro Cultural Taller Sol
Jorge Coulon, músico
Cecilia Concha, Música – Cantautor
Ana María Miranda, Cantante
Camila “Chascona” Ramírez, música y escritora.
Héctor Pavez, Folclorista
Raúl Acevedo, Cantautor
Papo Dintrans, Músico-Actor
Víctor Seves, Músico
Felipe Barnech, Trovador
David Hevia, presidente Sociedad de Escritores SECH
Isabel Gomez, vice Pdta. SECH
Carlos Miranda, Escritor
Tito Carreño, Escritor
Nora Blanco, Cantante
Simón Poblete, Músico
José Cid, Músico
Jaime Curaqueo, Músico
Moisés Galeas, Sonidista
Henry Wilson, Músico
Vicente Villa Carmona, Músico
Rosario Segovia, Cantante
Paloma Rodríguez, Cantora Popular
Bastian Bodenhofer, actor
Álvaro Gauna, documentalista
Sergio Trabucco, cineasta
Ricardo Klapp, Centro de DDHH Salvador Allende
Mirtha Alvarado, Fundación Constituyente XXI
Alejandro Navarro, ex senador
Julio Tito Pizarro, dirigente del PSCH
Guillermo González, ex presidente del Partido Igualdad
Nicolás Romero editor Revista De Frente
Karla Díaz Martínez, Redh Capítulo Chile
Carlos Álvarez Muñoz , Presidente Mutual latinoamericana de trabajadores del Transporte
Héctor Vega, economista
Gonzalo Rovira, filósofo
Gregorio Mondaca C, secretario Fundación Fábrica del Futuro
Lorena Oñate Salinas, Trabajadora Social.
Oscar Menares, integrante Mesa Nacional de Chile Digno Verde y Soberano.
Francisco Javier Muñoz Silva, consultor de empresas.
Danilo Aravena Ross, Sociólogo,
Marta Baldin Fernandez, Politologa.
Carlos Moya Ureta, Doctor en Psicopedagogía
Mónica Labarca Sanseloni, Profesora de Biología
Eduardo Morales Fernandez, Constructor
Luis Fuentes Mansilla, Constructor, Asambleas Soberanas.
Luis Andrade Muñoz, José ventiscas Allendista
Fresia Vera Freire, Administradora de Empresas.
Cecilia Toro, Abogada, integrante del Comité Central del PS
María Cristina Almonacid Colin, Profesora.
Juan Gabriel Tobar Hermosilla, Profesor de Historia.
Víctor Barrueto, ex Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados
Carlos Eduardo Mena, ex Subsecretario de Defensa.
Raúl Díaz, ex dirigente PS
Gabriel Ávila González, escritor
Regula Ochsenbein, socióloga, Integrante Patio 29 Memoria y Resistencia.
Juan Pablo Sanhueza, militante Partido Comunes.
Octavio González, ex presidente del Partido Humanista
Pedro Mario Almonacid Colín, Ingeniero Civil Industrial
Hugo Veloso
Pola Iriarte R, periodista
Sven Olsson, traductor
Pedro Rodrigo Santa María Hernández. Profesor, promotor de ddhh.
Sebastián Silva Iriarte, residente en Argentina
Adhesión de organizaciones políticas, sociales y de solidaridad:
Partido Comunista de Chile
Izquierda Libertaria
Movimiento del Socialismo Allendista de Chile
Partido Igualdad
Unión Patriótica
Partido Comunista PC-AP
Movimiento de Pobladores en Lucha MPL
Comité Chileno de Solidaridad con Palestina
Asociación Chilena de Amistad con la RASD.
Centro Memoria y Futuro
Fundación Constituyente XXI
Werken Rojo
Judíos Antisionistas Contra el Apartheid
