 The foundation, which supports Sahrawi self-determination and had worked in the camps before, decided to suspend "its interventions in the Saharawi refugee camps of Tindouf where the forced labour of the POWs has been going on for the past 28 years".The report also accused Algeria of direct involvement in crimes against the POWs, and overall responsibility for their situation.On 14 August 2003, 243 Moroccan POW's were released and repatriated, and another 300 POW's were released on 7 November 2003, by the mediation of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, through the GIFCA.