Addressing the 11th session of the UN Human Rights Council held under the theme: "Global economic crisis and its impact on migration and development", Mghizlate said the illegal immigrants are not only victims of the global economic downturn but also easy preys for human smugglers backed by the separatist groups such as the Polisario.

   These criminal networks encourage and feed on human trafficking to line up their pockets as do the Polisario gangs which take advantage of the current stalemate of the Sahara issue to expand their thriving business of trafficking in persons, said the CORCAS member.

   He also cited international reports saying that the Polisario connections with the human smugglers are growing and getting stronger.

   Mghizlate sounded the alarm bell, calling on the international community to pay heed to the hovering danger of these criminal connections, which pose a serious threat to the stability of the region and the entire Mediterranean basin.

Source: MAP
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