Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State
The Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Violations of Human Rights Committed by the Moroccan State (Spanish: Asociación Saharaui de Víctimas de Violaciones Graves de los Derechos Humanos Cometidas por el Estado Marroquí; Arabic: جمعية الصحراوية لضحايا الانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الإنسان المرتكبة من طرف الدولة المغربية; French: Association Sahraouie des Victimes des Violations Graves des Droits Humains Commises par l’Etat Marocain), or ASVDH, is a Sahrawi human rights organization in the Moroccan-occupied areas of Western Sahara (considered the Southern Provinces by Morocco). == Objectives == Objectives of the ASVDH are: To respect and defend human rights To uncover the truth about grave human-rights violations To find unaccounted victims of forced disappearance in Morocco To return to their families the remains of Sahrawis who died in secret Moroccan prisons To press for the release of Sahrawi political prisoners and the right to material and moral compensation and physical rehabilitation for victims and relatives in accordance with international human-rights law and international jurisprudence To end impunity and urge the prosecution of violations of crimes against humanity related to the Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara To protect the community against arbitrary arrest and detention, forced disappearance, torture, murder and other forms of degradation, and attacks on human dignity To establish a culture of peaceful respect for human rights in Western Sahara, based on the principles of international human-rights agreements == History == ASVDH was founded in El Aaiun on May 7, 2005 by Sahrawi activists, including its president Brahim Dahane (a former prisoner of conscience).