Armed groups' growing misuse of human rights discourse to justify serious abuses, particularly the recruitment of children, came under sharp criticism Friday during a side event in Geneva, held on the sidelines of the 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC).

Speakers at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva stressed on Friday the importance of effectively implementing the right to development and hailed the significant progress made in this regard in Morocco's southern provinces.

Sahrawi human rights defenders denounced, on Wednesday, during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the suppression of dissenting voices and the political exploitation of the population held in the Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria, where the Polisario separatist group is based.

Saadani Maoulainine, a member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), took the floor on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, during the general debate that followed the presentation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the global human rights situation.

Some forty countries reaffirmed on Tuesday their support for Morocco's full sovereignty over its Saharan Provinces during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC).