‘News Black Hole’: A Year of War Shows Why UN Needs to Monitor Human Rights in Western Sahara

It’s been one year since two titanic events shook Western Sahara: the renewal of war with Morocco after 29 years of peace and recognition of Morocco’s claim to rule the territory by the United States. Saharawi activists and leaders say it’s made the human rights situation more dire than ever, emphasising the United Nations’ need to monitor them.