Happy New Year

One year more the Sahrawi people and the Sahrawi women have to continue waging a battle for our most elementary rights

 One year more the Sahrawi people and the Sahrawi women have to continue waging a battle for our most elementary rights inalienable to the denial by an occupying force reluctant to the legitimate cry of a people that demands its right to self-determination.

As women that suffer an occupation military of our country from a force foreign, doomed to the exile forced have the commitment of follow in the combat as the greater action released from the yoke oppressive.

It is a paradox that the Saharan people with all the violated rights follow fighting for the basic right to continue to exist as a people and as a free and sovereign nation to the continuous military occupation of our country by Morocco. The occupation of the Western Sahara  by Morocco has been and is possible because countries democratic European so it have decided by its collusion with it occupation and their agreements political and commercial with the force of occupation for the plunder indiscriminate of them resources natural of the village Sahrawi and that apart from its illegality e immorality perpetuate it occupation and them e violations of them rights political , social, cultural and economic of the  Western Sahara people.

The Moroccan occupation has divided the Saharan people and their territory in two through a shameful wall surrounded by mines and fences and millions of mines anti-personnel landmines that perpetuate the stage in which Morocco bombing to the Saharan population with Napalm and phosphorus white in order to physically eliminate the Sahrawi people, as it continues to do so today through confinement in prisons and dungeons and the murders of young people and activists for the just claim the right to freedom.

We salute to the Sahrawi human rights defenders who are fighting for self-determination for his people and for the respect of human rights, anonymous women of Western Sahara who, with their effort and their daily struggle, strengthened expectations in a morning of freedom and dignity

The Sahrawi women will continue to fight for the liberation of our people and to occupy the space that is up in the society. For this, do an appeal to all them countries and peoples lovers of the justice and the peace, to the community international to do all it possible for avoid the continuous violation of it legality international that supposed it occupation of the Western Sahara  

The Minister of Culture and member of the National Secretariat, Ms. Khadiya Hamdi, undertook a working visit to Germany

The Minister of Culture and member of the National Secretariat, Ms. Khadiya Hamdi, undertook a working visit to Germany, where she was received at the headquarters of the German parliament, Ms. Inge Hoger of the German Left party. Minister of Culture and member of the National Secretariat, Ms. Khadiya Hamdi, undertook a working visit to Germany, where she was received at the headquarters of the German parliament, Ms. Inge Hoger of the German Left party.

The Saharawi minister addressed the latest developments in the national cause, the political situation in the occupied Territories of Western Sahara and the serious human rights violations committed by the Moroccan occupier against the defenseless Saharawis, as well Minister of Culture and member of the National Secretariat, Ms. Khadiya Hamdi, undertook a working visit to Germany, where she was received at the headquarters of the German parliament, Ms. Inge Hoger of the German Left party.

Responsables of the Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) receive a delegation of the new partnership for the development of Africa (NEPAD)

Responsables of the Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) receive a delegation of the new partnership for the development of Africa (NEPAD) with which it maintains relations within the framework of development programmes at the headquarters. The NEPAD is a plan of action for the development economic within it Union African from its Constitution in 2001 as an organization International with headquarters in South Africa and that has as objective eradicate the poverty, promote the  develoment economic and the development lasting of the continent.

To également Reçu une Délégation of medical italien qui est est of visit of travail dans ces camps et qu'avez cher savez travailler that jouent les femmes sahraouies dans the santé et the prevention couple le département of the Santé, famille.

The visit of amine Mohamed to the SADR to express your support

The visit of amine Mohamed to the SADR to express your support. A deserved hosting is which them women Sahrawi offered to the Minister of affairs foreign of Kenya and candidada to the Presidency of the Commission of the Union African, Amina Mohamed.

The Minister of AA. US of Kenya in its official view of the SADR to express his country's and Africa's support for the independence of Western Sahara.

It Minister candidate to preside over the Commission of it Union African, amine Mohamed, arrived the Sunday 3 of December to them camps of refugees Sahrawi in the frame of a view official for address them relations bilateral between them two countries and express its solidarity with the people Sahrawi in the fight by the self-determination and it independence. The Chief of it diplomacy Kenyan was received by Brahim Mojtar, Minister in the Government Sahrawi, e immediately is directed to the camp of Bojador, where it population local organized a hosting popular headed by women Sahrawi and received by the Executive of the Union national of women Sahrawi headed by the secretariat general Fatma Mehdi...

Taking advantage of this view historical, it UNMS opened in its headquarters a room of Conference with the name of the visitor, as shows of appreciation to the Government of Kenya by the firm support to the Government and people Sahrawi in the breast of the Union African and to level international.

The UNMS in name of all the women Sahrawi express their deep weigh by the death of the leader and emblematic guerrilla and revolutionary Fidel Castro Ruz.

The UNMS in name of all the women Sahrawi express their deep weigh by the death of the leader and emblematic guerrilla and revolutionary Fidel Castro Ruz. Them women Sahrawi us unite to the duel that overwhelms to his family, his people and to our friends and partners the Federation of women Cuban (FMC).

). The Saharan people and their wives feel the loss of an example of firmness, courage and dignity. The son of a revolutionary people we admire for their tireless struggle and fight. An example for the revolutions in the world and the peoples struggling for their right to self-determination as the Sahrawi people.

 Women Sahrawi celebrating the figure of Fidel as to the father that hosted to their sons and daughters in them moments more hard of the war and the exile. Cuba was and is the House of the Sahrawi, where is formed as professional, but also as people forged in the fight by the dignity and them values universal.

Fidel Castro it has gone but we have his legacy, their fight, their values and their legend that would be recorded in the history of peoples, including the Sahrawi people for their support and for the fierce defense of dignity and self-determination of the peoples of the world. Fidel Castro. Until the victory forever!

The Secretary general of the UNMS and President of the Comision of gender in ECOSOC, Fatma Mehdi participates at the Conference on economic and political empowerment of women in Africa

The Secretary general of the UNMS and President of the Comision of gender in ECOSOC, Fatma Mehdi participates at the Conference on economic and political empowerment of women in Africa which was held yesterday in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja.

The Conference was attended by the Minister of women and Social Affairs (on behalf of the Nigerian President) Aicha Jumay Hassan, was also attended by former Ministers, diplomatic corps accredited to Nigeria - including the Ambassador of the SADR - representatives of civil society and women's organizations.

During the ceremony, a tribute was paid to women working for the empowerment of women, including the Secretary general of the UNMS efforts this to make visible women and their struggles for freedom as the Sahrawi women.

After this event the President of the Commission of gender could hold a meeting by the heads of the Committee on Social Affairs of the Ecosoc in Nigeria to address the issues of cooperation between the two committees. 

¨´Efficient management is the basis of the construction and the continuidad¨."

Responsible of the UNMS in the Regional in the Wilaya of Laayoune Bureau has organized this morning 26 of February 2016 a seminar on the role of Sahrawi women under the title of the "experience of the UNMS  ¨´Efficient management is the basis of the construction and the continuidad¨."

This particular day was attended by authorities and municipal and regional councils of the region, as well as members of the Office Ejecutiva.El event began with a reception of the Regional Office of the UNMS on the occasion of the opening of the administrative year 2016 - 2017 speech of Governor of the Wilaya Mohamed Yeslem Beissat which highlighted the values that represent the struggles of women suffering brutal repression exercised against them by the Moroccan invading enemy forces , especially in those last days coinciding with day international against the violence towards them women through them practices brutal in them manifestations peaceful that carry to out them women in them territories occupied.

The day is highlight by them discussions on the management and the execution of the program of action of the UNMS and the need of compatible some aspects of the same with them strategies and programs political of the Department of orientation political.

After discussions and evaluation Organization presented its awards to writers regional and local of the Regional Secretary of the UNMS across samples, records and reports and some tools for management as a sign of encouragement and recognition of their efforts and enormous generosity.

The day also has given place to messages and motions of solidarity with them women workers, army of liberation national Sahrawi and the women in them areas occupied, as well as a message of condolences by the death of the leader Cuban Fidel Castro. 

Yesterday at the University of Sciences of Córdoba education a day dedicated to the struggles of women of the world with the Sahrawi women and Palestinian guests in this edition.

 On the occasion of the international day against violence against women, the Andalusian Association for solidarity and peace organized in collaboration with the Junta de Andalucía yesterday at the University of Sciences of Córdoba education a day dedicated to the struggles of women of the world with the Sahrawi women and Palestinian guests in this edition.

The head of international relations of UNMS, Jadiyetu El Mohtar, began his speech Recalling the violence that is exercised against the Sahrawi women in the TT. OO by the forces of occupation of Morocco recalling this everyday situation faced by giving as an example the recent beatings suffered by Sukeina Jedehlu by the mere act of participating in a peaceful demonstration is an example of the violence exercised by Morocco against Saharawi citizens and that women face with courage and determination without renouncing their right to SELF-DETERMINATION and the condemnation of the repression that human rights violations It is the same military occupation of Western Sahara.

During them debates to which attended more than 140 between faculty and students of third of education and sociology is could display videos on them Mu Palestinian and the Sahara western besides images photographs that reflect the role that play them women Sahrawi in the management of them camps and its fight of resistance in them TT. OO.

Day international's fight against the violence of gender

 

On 25 November, declared by the United Nations as the international day of struggle against gender violence, the Sahrawi women we want to express our unconditional solidarity with all the women of the world who are victims of ill-treatment, and remember that the illegal Moroccan occupation of our country has turned women into the main target of repression with which you are attempting to stifle the Sahrawi Intifada in the occupied Western Sahara cities.

In any conflict, almost always women carry the brunt of war crimes, but in the Western Sahara case, women are not the mere consideration to humiliate one side. To difference of what occurs in the rest of the World Muslim, them women Sahrawi is have distinguished from them times of the colonization by its prominence active in the fight demands of its people. The political of terror and of repression erected in system in them areas occupied, is the price with that have paid and continue paying by not having is limited to a paper passive in the inside of their houses and have is developed in the engine of a fight that has used it claim peaceful as main ammunition.

The General Assembly of the United Nations elected on 25 November as the international day for the Elimination of violence against women to commemorate the violent murder of the three Mirabal sisters, who were activists of human rights, and symbols of resistance and the struggle against the dictatorship of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic.

In the Sahara West have countless examples of fight of our women that have sacrificed their life and their families by the fight of the respect scrupulous of them rights human. Them testimonies chilling of them sisters Fatma and Mamia Salek, that spent more than 16 years imprisoned in them dungeons Moroccan, suffering all type of torture and harassment included the of see how the life of their own parents is desgastaban in the same prison day after day until died there without power embrace to them yours, them beatings recent that has suffered Sukeina Jedehlu by the mere made of participate in a manifestation peaceful is an example of the violence exercised by Morocco against Saharawi citizens and that women face with courage and tenacity. Jedehlu until today still prostrate in a Chair's wheels after the beatings received.

Numerous human rights organisations such the prestigious Amnesty International and the American Human Rights Watch have corroborated reports condemning the most flagrant outrages to human rights in Western Sahara occupied by Morocco.

Since it erupted the second Western Sahara Intifada in the occupied areas, our major cities are besieged as a result of the entrance scene of the army Moroccan with its arsenal of weapons and material to military, which represents a new and dangerous situation whose consequences can lead to a real bloodbath, especially after the brutal repression that is exerted against the women this week in el Aaiun during a protest peaceful.

Many activists Sahrawi of rights human were and remain jailed accused of be them architects of them numerous demonstrations peaceful of claim of freedom and of Justice.

Political prisoners convicted for organizing the Gdeim Izik camp are still crammed in dark cells in Moroccan prisons. UNMS on the occasion of the international day against gender violence requires the UN to hold once the referendum on self-determination which should solve this problem of decolonization to put an end to the largest violation, the occupation of our country.

WORKSHOP OF GENDER: for boards to externalize experiences that we are in the process of empowerment of our condition as women, but a non-hegemonic perspective.

 

Them days 18 and 19 of November of 2016, organize a workshop of gender that put on the table the paper of it woman Sahrawi, within them different activities organized in the 41st Conference International of it EUCOCO, developed in the city of Vilanova i the Geltrú (Barcelona)

People from different organizations and countries met to discuss the struggle and resistance of Sahrawi women in three areas: as a part of a territory under Moroccan occupation, IN THE territories of the Western Sahara occupied by Morocco and in the Diaspora.

The objective of this workshop that takes place every year is the share and consider ways to respond to such discrimination that suffer the Sahrawi women, in a personal encounter with other women who are also prey to the exclusion of the model prevailing androcentric, for boards to externalize experiences that we are in the process of empowerment of our condition as women, but a non-hegemonic perspective.

As this workshop, we count with the participation of various activists and Sahrawis and foreign, who expressed the different national and international actions that are carried out in the camps and out of them, as well as vital needs such as women and the role that we meet in Sahrawi society.

During the session participated by setting a series of conclusions on which mark us ones objectives specific that meet during the period 2016,2017.

At this point we reflect about the commitment and responsibility that we were willing to accept and embrace, but especially stressing that the real work of fighting and empowerment should leave own Sahrawi women, the only ones able to give voice to their needs and objectives present and future support and solidarity of a large network of women that will accompany us in the path of empowerment.

Finally, through the cooperation among all, arrived to a series of conclusions and proposals

1.       We reiterate, once again the REQUIREMENT of the presence of women in the acts of public representation and decision-making, feeling disappointed to see, again that at the opening of the 40th EUCOCO tables, the speakers were men.

2.       2.-appoint a representative that form part of the Committee organizational TASK FORCE that is present in all them tasks, both organizational and of takes of decision that is made in the EUCOCO along the all the year, informing to them assistants of the workshop of gender and equity, favoring of this way the presence active and visible of them women.

3.       launch an awareness campaign that made visible the situation in which live the women of the occupied areas following the line of the campaign #EspañaNoDescoloniza, which was launched during the Presidency of Spain of the Security Council.

4.       remember the compliance of the resolucion1.325 of the UN where is recognizes the need of adopt a perspective of gender in them operations of peace and the training of the personal on them rights of the woman.

5. continue to work on the promotion of women's networks both nationally and  internationally And finally perform a find for continue working in the achievement of them interests strategic of the woman coordinating the work in network between women of them camps, women of them territories occupied and women of the movement of solidarity. 

An agenda of activities has been the program developed in United States by Fatma Mehdi, Member of the National Secretariat and Secretary General of the National Union of Sahrawi women UNMS

An agenda of activities has been the program developed in United States by Fatma Mehdi, Member of the National Secretariat and Secretary General of the National Union of Sahrawi women UNMS. The programme includes visits to various institutions and participation and organization of conferences and tables round, as well as interviews with the written and visual media in addition to meeting prominent personalities in various fields, political, economic and social.

The conferences have included issues of interest and the latest developments in the fight of the Sahrawi people and the struggle of the people of Western Sahara by the freedom and dignity. Lectures on human development in the Sahara experiences, lectures on the experience of resistance in the refugee camps indicating that the Saharan refugees are refugees for political reasons as opposed to the rest of refugees as a result of the global crisis of famine.

Conference on Saharawi women and their experiences in the work within the framework of African institutions and talks about the reality of abuses and violations of human rights in the occupied areas of Western Sahara occupied by Morocco, in addition to conferences and events on culture, customs and traditions of the Sahrawi people differ it from other villages in the region.

The program has been enriched with exhibition and audiovisual projections videos on the above topics

The General Secretariat of the Sahrawi women also participated in United States at several events on the occasion of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations aimed to encourage citizens to play a prominent role as active partners in the planning and execution of the policies of the United Nations in achieving peace and development where he had the opportunity to address the issue of the Western Sahara cause.

Also participated in events on the paper of them Nations United in the maintenance of the peace or them rights human and where is spoke of reinforce its paper by it need of play more in serious it peace in the Sahara western and to save the peace and the protection of them rights human of them Sahrawi in them areas occupied.

Also is referred in its intervention during these events to them difficulties and challenges that face them women in their fight by the freedom and dignity as well as them difficulties that prevent that play a role more active in the movement feminist global due to the occupation and them difficulties of it life in the exile and especially in them territories occupied by them serious violations of them rights human aggravated by the silence of them media of communication. Aside from the conferences held numerous meetings with important personalities.

President of the Association of friends of the people Western Sahara in South Africa

The democratic movement of Women-MDM upon learning of the arbitrary and overbearing attitude of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Vice-president of the Panafrican Parliament

The democratic movement of Women-MDM upon learning of the arbitrary and overbearing attitude of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Vice-president of the Panafrican Parliament, preventing it from participating in the United Nations Conference on climate did get his conviction to various national and international fora in this regard sends attached its position in full prompting within your powers are likely to take a stand.

We present our best regards

Pel'Direc tion MDM's national

Regina Marques

Fatma Mehdi, Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi women) UNMS and President of the gender of the ECOSOC Commission expresses its solidarity with the Vice President of the Pan African Parliament Suelma Beiruk

Fatma Mehdi, Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi women) UNMS and President of the gender of the ECOSOC Commission expresses its solidarity with the Vice President of the Pan African Parliament Suelma Beiruk and vigorously condemns the violation of their right to participate as a member of an institution such as the PAP in the climate summit COP 22 which takes place from 7 to 18 in the Moroccan town of Maraquech.

 Suelma Beiruk was expelled from Maraquech in the same airport the Moroccan authorities denied entry into the country. This behavior reflects the constant violations physical and psychic to which are subject them Sahrawi in those territories occupied of the Sahara western from the regime Moroccan.

The secretariat general of the UNMS and President of it Commission of gender of the ECOSOC makes an appeal to them organizations international and to the UN to condemn these practices abusive and require to Morocco the respect of them rights human, as well as to the UA that condemn to Morocco and you require the respect to them institutions African to which not has escatimado effort for belonging to them. With this flagrant Act of Morocco has shown what your lack of respect and consideration to the peoples of Africa.

Condemnation of the National Union of Sahrawi women face forced and arbitrary deportation of occupation forces whose victim is the Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, Suelma Beiruk.

Revulsion and condemnation of the National Union of Sahrawi women face forced and arbitrary deportation of occupation forces whose victim is the Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, Suelma Beiruk.

 The Moroccan authorities have deported tomorrow this same arbitrarily to Suelma Beiruk, Vice President of the Pan African Parliament which was forced to abandon Marrakech airport and introduced on a flight bound to Casablanca where he has been hours until she was forced to take another flight to Oran in Algeria. Suelma Beiruk, Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, was going to participate to participate in the climate summit held in Marrakech from 7 up to 18 under the auspices of the United Nations.

 It UNMS before this Act of violation flagrant of them rights human and violation flagrant of them standards and treated international and diplomatic them women want to express our support and solidarity with Suelma Beiruk and, denounce them methods and practices arbitrary led to out by them forces of occupation, as well as demand to them Nations United and to the community international that press to Morocco by the violation permanent and systematic against them Sahrawi in them areas occupied and out of them. We also demand the opening of the occupied territories of Western Sahara Spain international observers so that they can see the daily reality of the repression faced by the Sahrawi people under Moroccan occupation and especially the Sahrawi women who suffer the brutality of the occupying forces. Demand to the Nations United the creation of a mechanism to monitor them rights human in the  Western Sahara

National Union  of  sahrawi women  (UNMS)

Executive members of the National Union of Saharawi women meet with a delegation of representatives of the Socialist Party in the European Union, chaired by Mr. Pier Antonio Panzeri, president of the Commission of the Maghreb and the Group of the Alliance of Soliacistas and Democrats in the European Parliament.

Executive members of the National Union of Saharawi women meet with a delegation of representatives of the Socialist Party in the European Union, chaired by Mr. Pier Antonio Panzeri, president of the Commission of the Maghreb and the Group of the Alliance of Soliacistas and Democrats in the European Parliament.

MEP delegation is accompanied by Mohamed Sidati, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario and minister in charge of relations with Europe. The meeting between the UNMS and the MEP delegation reviewed the latest developments on the Saharawi question and the leadership role played by women in the camps as well as the demands of the Saharawi women stressing the need to activate the role of the European Union and governments to exert pressure on the Moroccan government to comply with the agreements

International, in addition to end support to Morocco in plundering the natural resources of Western Sahara, demanding that the issue of respect for human rights is one of the priorities of the European Parliament.

At this meeting, held at the headquarters of the UNMS, other issues such as the role of women in Sahrawi liberation and construction were also discussed.

The March world of women support unanimous to the fight of the women Sahrawi

The March world of women support unanimous to the fight of the women Sahrawi

 The National Union of Sahrawi women participated in the 10th meeting of the CN of the MMM held in Maputo, Mozambique from 10 to 15 October.

Topics covered in this meeting have been, food security, violence against women, the self-determination of peoples access to natural resources, the rights of women, solidarity with the struggle of peoples, struggle against imperialism etc...

 The CN of the MMM treatment indicated different problems faced by women in different parts of the world, as well as renew their address through the election of the new Executive of the CN.

In the final declara.cion the World March of women solidarity with the fight of the Sahrawi women.

The Association of women Sahrawi in France FSF expresses its solidarity with the activist Saharan Sukeina Jedehlu.

 The Association of women Sahrawi in France FSF expresses its solidarity with the activist Saharan Sukeina Jedehlu.

The Association of women Sahrawi in France FSF expresses its solidarity with the activist Saharan Sukeina Jedehlu. FSF Condemns vigorously the brutal aggression that was the activist for human rights and President of Sahrawi women Forum future Sukeina Jedehlu.

The Sahrawi activist was missing in el Aaiún (Western Sahara) in 1981, being subjected to rape and torture from the Moroccan police kidnapped her for his activism in favor of the independence of the Western Sahara.

This time Sukeina has been assaulted by the forces of occupation Moroccan for participating in a peaceful demonstration in protest by the dismantling of the camp of Gdeim Izik in 2010 organized by the Coordinator Gdeim izik camp in the town of Fum El Wad (close to el Aaiun).

After the attack and in coma she was transferred to the hospital where underwent a surgical operation. His condition is serious.

After the closing of them works of the Conference of women African ¨Promover it participation political of them women in them posts of decision¨,

 After the closing of them works of the Conference of women African ¨Promover it participation political of them women in them posts of decision¨, sponsored by the Parliament ion that had place in it city Egyptian of Sharm the Sheikh of the 13 to the 14 of October 2016, the statement end insists in pass to the active, for develop political real and effective from them Governments.

The Conference is held within the framework of the Pan-African Parliament legislature 4 and for the first time held outside the official seat of the PAP, Midland (South Africa), on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Egyptian Parliament constituted since 1866.

Days 13 and 14 the Sahrawi women participate next to women in Africa and representatives of international organizations at the Conference to publicize our struggle for freedom, against the occupation and our efforts for equality between men and women.

The fight of the Sahrawi women was present at all the discussions and debates that were characterized by the unanimous support for the legitimate and just aspirations of freedom and independence of the Saharawi people, as well as support for the rights of the Saharawi women in accordance with the Protocol of Maputo and other protocols and conventions relating to the rights of women , against the violence that is exercised against women and girls especially in those territories occupied of the Sahara Western.

During the days of the Conference, the delegation of Sahrawi women composed by Suelma Beiruk, Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, Senia Ahmed, Member of Pan-African Parliament, Jadiyetu El Mohtar, responsible for relations internments of the UNMS and Selma Bulahe, Member of the UNMS and the technical team of the delegation, maintained contacts and meetings with delegates from different countries, as well as the media present.

¨Promover the participation political of them women in the posts of decision¨'

 Begin the works of the Conference of women on "¨Promover the participation political of them women in the posts of decision¨' sponsored by the Parliament Pan-African and the background of population of Nations United that has place in the city Egyptian of Sharm the Sheikh of the 13 to the 14 of October 2016. The Conference is held within the framework of the Pan-African Parliament legislature 4 and for the first time held outside the official seat of the PAP, Midrand (South Africa), on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Egyptian Parliament constituted since 1866.

Days 13 and 14 the Sahrawi women participate next to women in Africa and representatives of international organizations at the Conference  ". fight of the Sahrawi women was present at the discussions, whose positioning is unanimous in supporting the legitimate and just aspirations of freedom and independence of the Saharawi people, as well as support for the rights of the Saharawi women in accordance with the Protocol of Maputo and other protocols and conventions relating to the rights of women , against the violence that is exercised against women and girls and by the participation political of them women in them positions of decision.

Note that the Sahrawi women are part of the follow-up Committee for the implementation of the Maputo Protocol, Malabo and of laws of the Member States of the AU Agenda 2063 that concern the rights of women and girls in Africa.

Fatma Mehdi one of the four most famous women internationally according to an American Research Center

Fatma Mehdi one of the four most famous women internationally according to an American Research Center

Edition 2016, University of San Diego.

Learn about the efforts of four women in the defense of human rights around the world.

This year are elected three women of Africa, Fatma Mehdi (Western Sahara), Hamsatou Lem (Nigeria), Jean Niangho (Kenya) and the fourth in Asia, Khursheed Bano (Pakistan) ports.

The Kroc Institute preparing John, of the University of San Diego will know the efforts of these women through the role of women in peace, especially in the last decades as in the case of Fatma Mehdi, Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi women UNMS

Fatma Mehdi will be present Wednesday to expose their efforts and their work in the camps for Sahrawi refugees until their contributions to regional and continental.

According to the Center American, them women were selected based on the merit besides contributions in different fields, the organizations International of rights human guarantee the paper of them women of the Union national of women Sahrawi (UNMS) and them efforts of the organization inside and out of them camps of refugees Sahrawi. Organizations such as the UNMS and UNHCR are key partners for United Nations on different issues.

The fight of the Sahrawi women for the independence of Western Sahara

The European parliamentary Angela Vallina and Paloma López have closed this Thursday in the European Parliament the women's Conference on the right to resistance and self-determination of the Western Sahara, with a clear call on the EU and its Member States so that they respect the resolutions of the United Nations and the Kingdom of Morocco to push for , after 40 years of occupation, the Saharawi people could hold the referendum that will lead to independence.

The event, co-organized by both, has counted with the presence of more than one dozen of representatives from different international agencies, MEPs from various groups and activists. However, the obstacles of Rabat and the negative of Belgium to issue them visas corresponding prevented that Fatima Dambar, sister of the activist Said Dambar, murdered in November of 2010 by the police Moroccan, and others family of prisoners political and missing could participate in person.

"We wanted to bring to Brussels this women's Conference because we believe that it is vital to make visible the fight of the Sahrawi people and its women," explained Vallina at a press conference, pointing out that the idea arose after having participated in the Edition held last year in Namibia, where marked to "strengthen the international network of women's support to Western Sahara".

"The example of resistance peaceful and empowerment of them women Sahrawi, victims of the occupation during forty years, that see how is violate to daily their rights, that are condemned to the exile, must be recognized", added.

Lopez, meanwhile, has highlighted the work that has been developed throughout the legislature the Intergroup solidarity with Western Sahara, of which she is Vice-President, to make visible the fight of the Sahrawi people. "Our commitment is more than confirmed and we will continue to maintain it and this Conference was very focused on the work of women in the Western Sahara, is another example of that commitment".

The MEP has praised "the role so that play the women for resistance by way of peace", which gives to the legitimate claims of the Sahrawi "a different perspective". The role of women in the conflict is the result of the "great work that is done in the camps. A formative work of empowerment, of feminism, seen in the presence of women in parliaments and political activity"which involves a 'way of doing things from the perspective of the woman, who always brings that plus the resolution of the conflicts'.

At his side, Suelma Beiruk, Vice President of the Parliament of the African Union, has accused the Kingdom of Morocco of being "afraid of the reality", a reality that is clearly marked by the fact that the Sahrawi people "has nothing to do with Morocco" and they do see all "international resolutions" on the subject. "Is you said in 1975 in it has, the UN and the Union African recognize the right of the people Sahrawi to it self-determination and the last test of this is the analysis of the lawyer of the Court of Justice of the EU", that has disengaged the Sahara western of them agreements commercial between Brussels and Rabat.

Beiruk noted that "the Sahrawi women have shown that despite the continuous violation of human rights, arbitrary arrests, de ver see how they kill their loved ones, as they hurt them or violate them, have never responded with violence, because we have another way of being".

Vice President finished his speech calling States members of EU and the European Parliament to "isolate the Kingdom of Morocco" as it has already done the African Union "for not respecting the international legality".

Jadiyetu El Mohtar, responsible for international of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS), explained the Sahrawi women carrying "many years" education in human rights and international legality and that their struggle "is parallel to the political and diplomatic struggle. We educate in the peaceful".

It reported how efforts to become main participant in the struggle for self-determination, the woman is being "threatened", especially in the occupied territories, "for the intransigence of Morocco and the brutal repression exerted against women and young Sahrawi people".

"Our young people are murdered every day, women brutally raped and abused, home raids every day, it is a situation of continuous violence that causes psychological damage to the Saharawi families and makes, for example, children do not dare to go to school for fear", has denounced.

The Mohtar also focused their criticism on the passivity of the international community against the constant attacks of the Kingdom of Morocco and urged Member States that press canceling "trade agreements which do not conform to the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU". These treaties, explained, behind Morocco to harden its repression "trying to hide everything that happens". Something "serious, because its blockade prevents that observers, the media and activists can give note of what is happening".

The Executive Secretary of the Pan African women's organisation, Mildred Jantjies, explained that the aim of the international network of women "is acting". "The rights of the Sahrawi people are inalienable and we, as women, we are not here only to go to conferences or making resolutions, we are here to tell the EU that take us seriously because the African Union plays an essential role," it warned.

Jantjies has also warned that when continuous attacks on Morocco, the Sahrawi people answered always peacefully, but that "would not the African Nations see a confrontation". "What we are saying to Brussels African women and Sahrawi sisters is very simple: Morocco should be left to the children of Western Sahara be free¨.

Also intervened Irantzu Mendía, Professor at the University of the Basque country, who presented the study on occupied land: memory and strength of women in the Western Sahara, a job he is co-author and intends to "make known that women in the occupied territories face 40 years are facing a whole range of crimes under international law and recognized in any other conflict in the world".

Among human rights violations documented in this investigation, "highlights the economic, social and cultural rights, discrimination and violence in schools and a strong denial of cultural identity", he explained.

The impact of these attacks affect "all levels of the life of women" with consequences "physical, psychological, educational, life partner, precariousness" and a situation "unfinished grieving for relatives of disappeared and people whose relatives have been killed". Sahrawi women "are supporting a chronic duel for decades", he has argued.

Finally, the teacher has highlighted the role played by the UNMS in the World March of women and the importance of a "creation of women spaces for reflection and mutual strengthening".

L Union National of Sahrawi women,s begins its cultural and political programs

 L Union National of Sahrawi women,s begins its cultural and political programs in the different houses of women in the various Wilayas. In this context, the Executive of the UNMS receives a delegation of Zaragoza composed of Ana Gómez and white Envergue which will held a seminar on human rights. 
The UNMS carries out seminars and workshops with themes of gender to promote the participation of young women in the programmes of the Organization as strategic objectives to promote the Sahrawi women and political participation.