The Moroccan authorities have refused to renew the passports of human rights defenders Ms El Ghalia Djimi and Mr Mustafa Al-Dah and return the passports to them, on 23 January 2010. El Ghalia Djimi is the vice-president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Violations of Human Rights (ASVDH), a human rights organisation based in Western Sahara which monitors and documents human rights abuses, and campaigns for an end to impunity. Mustafa Al-Dah is a member of the coordinating council of the same organisation. Front Line previously sent an appeal in relation to El Ghalia Djimi on 31 October 2007.