Aminatou Haidar

Aminatou Haidar (born 24 July 1966) is a Sahrawi human rights activist, president of Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA). Called "Sahrawi Gandhi", winner of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (2008) and Right Livelihood Award (2019). Quotes Just imagine many children instead of drawing toys, they draw a policeman with a gun and a stick beating people and people behind bars. I am scared that they will become violent and incite violence. It is our role as human rights defenders to call for peace. The international community must act without wasting any more time, because the young people have no more patience. They no longer believe in peaceful resistance. My fight is not just for my two sons, it is a fight for all Sahrawi children so that they can live free and in happiness. My fight is not an individual fight, it is a fight for the collective rights of my people. I have the courage of my conviction to carry on with the defence of the cause of self-determination of the Sahrawi people. I will never waver despite the threats of jail, abduction, torture and exile. There is no possibility to demonstrate, there is no freedom of expression, and any expressions in favour of self-determination lead to arbitrary detention and mistreatments, including torture inside the police stations. I am determined to continue my struggle to defend human rights peacefully. External links Category:Sahrawi activists Category:Human rights activists Category:Women human rights activists Category:Right Livelihood Award laureates Category:1966 births Category:Living people