Kamira Nait Sid, president of the Amazigh World Congress
Following its normal congress held from July 24 to 26, 2015 in Agadir, the worldwide meeting of World Amazigh Congress (CMA) stated: VII ° the overall congress of the CMA was once a particular second of gathering of Amazigh combating for his or her correct to their language and tradition, their land, their territories, resources, freedom, justice, dignity and peace. Imazighen have an update on the various types of denial, theft, pressured assimilation, violence and oppression they experience in the quite a lot of countries of Tamazgha (North Africa and the Sahara). In Algeria, the persons Mzab suffered prior this July, another deadly assault from pan-Arab Muslim-corporations with the aid of the Algerian police. As if that were not adequate, thirty Mozabites have been arbitrarily arrested and mistreated. In Kabylia, the defenders of the Amazigh motive and activists for the correct to self-resolution of Kabylia are subject to police harassment and ongoing court cases. The educating of the Amazigh language is in decline even though this language is recognized as a national language for 15 years. Morocco has also recognized the Amazigh language, granting it the status of professional language in 2011. But we see that this realization is purely formal. Actually, nothing has come realize the formalization of the Amazigh language. As a result, no longer simplest the Amazigh no progress but as an alternative, it fell together with and exceptionally within the area of schooling where the sick will of the state is denounced by means of teachers and mothers and fathers students. The repressive reflex also remains present and makes victims mainly within the ranks of activists defenders of political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Amazigh. Tunisia is mainly offered as an instance of democratic transition is the denial international locations vis-à – vis the Amazigh language and indigenous tradition. The brand new constitution of the country adopted in 2014, thoroughly obscures the Amazigh history and truth of this country and the authentic speeches quite simply deny the existence of Tunisian Amazigh residents. In Libya, the North and South are facing a Imazighen chaotic predicament, the result of civil war between quite a lot of armed Islamic-pan-Arab businesses for manage of vigor and oil resources. The way forward for the Amazigh in Libya may be very unsure and bearer of significant challenge. The trouble of Kel-Tamashek (Tuareg) is one other supply of crisis for the folks of the Sahara (Azawad, southeast Algeria, South Libya, North Niger) is contained within the vise shaped by using the predatory forces of its common assets and local weather exchange. The 2 reasons mixed depart indigenous peoples as air pollution and the drying up of principal assets similar to water and vegetation. On the borders of eastern Tamazgha is the Amazigh group of the Siwa oasis in the middle of Libyan desert. Lengthy included through its geographic isolation, cultural and linguistic particularism siwi defenseless, is disappearing at the hands of Arab-Islamization. The Canary Islands within the west, invaded by way of the Spanish conquistadors in the fifteenth century, today Africa’s final European colony. Additionally to the looting of the Canary assets via Spain, the Canary Islands territory is utilized by NATO forces as a watchtower and as a navy base whose battle machines are competent to intervene at any place in Africa. Actually, in all international locations Tamazgha, the threats to the Amazigh folks and their socio-cultural identification, are countless and multifaceted. Whilst solemnly reaffirming our aspiration to enjoy thoroughly and readily all our rights and freedoms as famous internationally to all peoples of the arena, our assembly recommends: citizens and Amazigh organizations: – the exact reaffirmation of the Amazigh in its old, social, cultural and linguistic – the everlasting reaffirmation of the claims of political, financial, social and cultural rights of the Amazigh, – the systematic use of all the instruments and possibilities to advertise and / or look after Amazigh rights, – the systematic denunciation of discrimination, violence and violations of the rights of the Amazigh, comparable to newly committed crimes in opposition to the persons Mozabite in Algeria – an expression of team spirit between the Amazigh, in all varieties – union Amazigh actors and promoting partnership family members with all open and democratic firms in harmony with Amazigh motive. To friends and companion corporations Peoples: – The expression of unity with the Amazigh individuals and for the consciousness of his man or woman and collective rights and freedoms, – The denunciation of violence, and intimidation prohibited exercised by means of the police on human rights activists and restrictions on freedom of action of residents-now not-s, – support for prisoners Amazigh currently incarcerated policies. In Morocco they are advocates of indigenous persons to their land, their typical resources and their language and culture (Oussaya Mustafa Hamid Ouattoch …). In Algeria, there’s a thirty Mozabites residents arbitrarily detained, together with Dr. Kamel Eddine Fekhar, human rights, – aid for the population of the village of Imider (Morocco), on strike for 48 months in opposition to the Metallurgical Society of Imider (SMI), which robs abused their land and their natural resources, including water, scarce and significant to this group living in a wilderness subject of southern Morocco, – help for the entire struggles of communities against land grabbing and plundering of typical assets peculiarly in mountain areas and for the proper to long-established property management of their territories, – aid the self-decision of all peoples, . Without distinction and specifically the persons who undergo from a colonial trouble Our assembly requires states Tamazgha: – The on the spot free up of all political detainees Amazigh in Algeria and Morocco, their rehabilitation and compensation for damages, – L discontinue institutional racism and anti-Amazigh violence – to position an instantaneous end to all such legal guidelines and administrative and abusive police practices that severely violate the proper of assembly and the proper to the expression of civil society businesses and democratic political actions as was the case lately in Morocco and Algeria – to right away discontinue expropriation of land of the Amazigh and their return the plundered land and / or compensate them relatively and freely authorised, – To fully admire the variety of peoples, communities, languages and cultures, as repeatedly encouraged via all international companies, together with Unesco and the more than a few critical UN bodies, – To open the land border between Morocco and Algeria closed in view that 1994 – To respect their commitments and responsibilities primarily in terms of consciousness and respect for human rights and primary freedoms as they are universally well-known. The northern states of Africa are entreated to recognize the Amazigh peoples the popularity of indigenous peoples and admire in its entirety the United countries statement on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – in all nations of Tamazgha: Constitutional awareness for the Amazigh identification, attention of the Amazigh language as an legit language and its on the spot translation into laws for the Amazigh language and tradition in these international locations, specifically the widespread educating of the Amazigh language at all stages schools and universities, – awareness by way of the Spanish state of “chemical struggle” Rif inflicted on populations for the period of the interval of the Republic of the Rif (1921-1926), and compensation for victims – the discharge of prisoners of Azawad in Mali’s prisons following the clash between Azawad and Mali. In global bodies – States and key worldwide fora, principally the UN, the european and the AU, are advised to implement all political, legal and financial to be able to force the North African states to admire their worldwide responsibilities with regards to man or wom
an and collective rights – global bodies are challenged in regards to the militarization phenomenon within the countries of northern Africa, it which constitutes a major threat to human safety, such as the Canary Islands used by NATO as a military base for manipulate of the African continent – shield the ancient and cultural heritage Amazigh, deserted by means of states – From take emergency measures Azawad refugees in neighboring nations, in particular Mauritania, and encourage their return to conditions of dignity, – Design and put into effect mechanisms to create internationally, spaces of participation civil society firms, in all international negotiations. Agadir, 14/07/2965 – 07/26/2015 individuals of Congress common meeting
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VII CMA GENERAL CONGRES AGADIR DECLARATION, AMAZIGHITY DEMOCRATIC UNDERTAKING
