Aminatou Haidar
- January 10, 2024
- Activist
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Aminatou Haidar Biography
| Name | Aminatou Haidar |
| Birthday | Jul 24 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | Akka |
| Birth Country | Morocco |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Aminatou Haidar is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on July 24, 1966 in Akka, Morocco. Her parents were from Laayoune the city of a few hundred inhabitants located in Western Sahara with significant Sahrawi population (and the former Spanish Cape Juby) where she spent her youth, Aminatou was born in 1966 in Laayoune, Western Sahara, her grandmother’s home town because of a Bedouin culture. She is not a member or a member of the Polisario Front, although she believes that the group is the sole representation of Sahrawi people. Sahrawi people. She is divorced from 2 children: Hayat Mohammed and Hayat. Mohammed.
On the 14th day of December the 14th of December, she was sentenced seven months of prison time at El Aaiun Court of Appeal. El Aaiun Court of Appeal. AI who was a witness to observe the trial, stated the following “the trial … may have been unfair. The organization is consequently strengthened in its belief that the seven human rights defenders may be prisoners of conscience”. It also said that the European Parliament also demanded her immediate release, along with the release of Ali Salem Tamek and 37 other “political prisoners” in a 27 October 2005 resolution.
On 17 January 2006, Aminatou Haidar was released at the end of her sentence. She stated that “the joy is incomplete without the release of all Saharawi political prisoners, and without the liberation of all the territories of the homeland still under the occupation of the oppressor”.
Spanish foreign minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos offered to arrange a Spanish passport for Haidar, but she refused his offer, demanding the return of her original passport. A Moroccan delegation led by the President of the Moroccan Senate, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, visited Spain in early December 2009. Biadillah stated that the Sahrawi people are fully integrated into Moroccan society and occupy some of the highest offices in Moroccan institutions, and that no country would accept the return of a person who had “thrown away their passport” and “has renounced their nationality”.
Haidar has received a variety of international awards to recognize her work in the field of human rights. In December 2005, she won the V Juan Maria Bandres Award of the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR). Due to her indefinite detention in the country, she was not able to receive the award until May. The year 2007 was the first time she was presented with her Solidar Silver Rose Award, which is a European network of non-governmental organizations. The award recognizes “the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations who are active in the fight for social justice.” In 2008, Haidar won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award of the US-based Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights. Alongside the award (which has an element of financial compensation) the RFK Memorial Center offers to collaborate with the recipients in their efforts. US Senator Edward Kennedy stated that “all who care about democracy, human rights, and the rule of law for the people of the Western Sahara are inspired by her extraordinary courage, dedication and skilled work on their behalf.” Haidar was also presented with in 2009 the Civil Courage Prize of the Train Foundation. The award’s founder John Train stated, “A healthy society relies on civil courage, and we hope that by recognizing it in people like Aminatou Haidar, we can encourage others to follow in her footsteps and defend peacefully their civil rights.”
Aminatou Haidar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Activist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Aminatou Haidar is one of the richest Activist from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aminatou Haidar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar (Arabic: ‘Hmd’ly Hydr ‘myntw; born 24 July 1966) often referred to by the names Aminetou, Aminatu or Aminetu, is a Sahrawi human rights activist as well as an advocate for the sovereignty from Western Sahara. It is sometimes referred to as “Sahrawi Gandhi” or “Sahrawi Pasionaria” because of her non-violent protests. She is leader of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA). She was detained between 1987 and 1991, as well as from 2005 until 2006 over charges related to her advocacy for independence. The year 2009 was the time she gained international attention after she led the first ever hunger strike at Lanzarote Airport after being denied entry back to the Moroccan Western Sahara. Haidar has been awarded several International human rights prizes for her efforts such as in 2008 the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award as well as the The 2009 Civil Courage Prize and 2019 Right Livelihood Award.
The year 1987 was the time Haidar took part in a peaceful protest against the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara. With many others she was a victim of the wrath of Moroccan authorities. She was detained for trial only until at which point Haidar was freed. In the words of Kerry Kennedy of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Haidar was “gagged, starved, sleep deprived, subjected to electric shock, severely beaten – and worse” during her time in prison.
On 17 June 2005, Haidar was attacked by police on her way to a demonstration in El Aaiún for the Western Sahara Independence Intifada. After admission to Belmehdi Hasan hospital and receiving twelve stitches for a head injury, she was arrested on charges of “participation in violent protest activities and incitement” and “belonging to an unauthorized association”. She was then held in El Aaiún’s Black Prison. She reportedly went on hunger strike from 8 August to 29 September to demand an investigation into torture allegations by fellow Saharawi detainees Houssein Lidri and Brahim Noumria as well as improved conditions of detention.
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On 29 October 2011, Haidar’s son was threatened with sexual violation and a beating that would cause him permanent disability by a couple of Moroccan policemen in El Aaiun, according to CODESA. On 8 July 2012, Sahrawi human rights sources stated that Haidar’s children had been physically injured by some Moroccan passengers when they were travelling by bus from Agadir to El Aaiun. Human rights groups as the Sahrawi ASVDH and the North-American Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights condemned the aggression, calling for an investigation.
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Aminatou Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Aminatou Haidar celebrates birthday on July 24 of every year.
On May 2013, Haidar travelled to Addis Ababa, as she was invited as a guest of honour to the African Union Golden Jubilee.