The Sahrawi women we wish you all happy year 2018

The Sahrawi women we wish you all happy year 2018 with the commitment to continue the fight for freedom and equality. For a world more just.

Occasion of December 25, which marks the passage of 13 years of kidnapping of fifteen young Saharawis in the occupied territories of the National Union of Sahrawi women UNMS Sahara organizes days of solidarity give all the wilayas in support to all prisoners Sahrawi,

 Occasion of December 25, which marks the passage of 13 years of kidnapping of fifteen young Saharawis in the occupied territories of the National Union of Sahrawi women UNMS Sahara organizes days of solidarity give all the wilayas in support to all prisoners Sahrawi, with the Gdeim Izik group and the Group of 15 young people disappeared as well with prisoners students and all prisoners in general who are being imprisoned by the Moroccan occupying forces.

In December 2005 a fortnight of young Saharawi activists in Laayoune were preparing a multi city flight known monitored by police in Morocco, closely following his footsteps since several peaceful demonstrations lead to favour of independence. The 15 disappeared from the evening to the morning. The Moroccan Government said that all of them had died in the shipwreck of a boat that was trying to reach the coasts of the Canary Islands. However, no body could not be located. Since then, their mothers, their sisters and wives accuse Rabat keep them abducted in a secret prison.

On this occasion the National Union of Sahrawi women also wants to pay a tribute to the Sahrawi people in the occupied areas, the forces of the army of Western Sahara liberation in their struggle for freedom, dignity and independence of the Saharawi Arab Republic Democratic. 

The National Union of Sahrawi women wish you merry Christmas in peace and harmony.

The National Union of Sahrawi women wish you merry Christmas in peace and harmony.

The Summit on the theme of 2017 The demographic dividend and its investment in youth organized by the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOC) from 18 to 21 December 2017 Arosha Tanzania

Member of the National Secretariat and Secretary-General of the National Union for Sahrawi Women,  Fatma Mehdi, as Vice-President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council, participated in the preparatory summit organized by the ICOSOC

The theme of the African Year 2017: harnessing the demographic dividend through investment in youth, as well as on the subject of corruption, which affects and impairs development objectives and threatens the prosperity, stability and development of Africa as the theme for the coming year 2018. The aim of this summit is to address the political, social and economic challenges faced by the African continent, with a special focus on this year's theme of harnessing the demographic dividend through investment in youth as well as an opportunity to discuss corruption issues related to these major challenges.

More than 45 participants representing various African civil society organizations, as well as members of the Standing Committee and the General Assembly of ICOSOK, as well as representatives of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the African Union and some representatives of other African bodies, for example the African Court, the African Anti-Corruption Commission, The AU Commission as well as a representative of the Tanzanian Prime Minister, who represented Tanzania as host country.

Specific objectives: To strengthen and strengthen the inter-agency relationship between civil society organizations and the African Union and to ensure their participation in leading the implementation of EU programs and policies at the country and continental levels.

To create a space for civil society organizations to contribute to work and to work on what has been achieved in the framework of the road map on the issue of enhancing the demographic dividend through investing in young people in the framework of the application of the AU 2063 agenda at the country level as well as the continental level.

To find new and effective ways to enable the Economic, Social and Cultural Council to work with the African Advisory Body on Corruption to commemorate the year 2018, the theme of which will be "Winning the battle against corruption: a solid path towards the transformation of Africa.

To raise the concerns related to the work of the specialized committees of ICOSOC and its contribution to the achievement of the 2063 agenda of the African Union and to mobilize the support of African civil society organizations in order to define this agenda and achieve its objectives.

The most important issues addressed and their recommendations:

The three-day discussions focused on a range of issues that present major challenges, especially in the matter of activating the participation and participation of civil society groups in the definition of the AU's 2063 agenda and ensuring the implementation of its goals and aspirations, especially during the first decade. The discussions were sometimes held through plenary sessions and sometimes through small working groups that contributed to ensuring the participation of the participants and exchanging experiences and experiences among them in the framework of joint action to achieve the objectives of the Federation's agenda and to ensure joint cooperation between governments and civil society groups in this context.

The most prominent issues highlighted in the discussion are:

Role of ECOSOC in the application of 2061 as an advisory body to the AU:

In this context, the meeting stressed the importance of the role of ICOSOC in defining this agenda at the national and continental level, especially in the areas of social and economic affairs, structuring, equality and youth, as well as identifying some areas and challenges that require close cooperation between ECOSOC and African civil society organizations in order to achieve the desired goals. On them.

Infrastructure and Energy:

The discussion at this point focused on the importance of infrastructure, stressing the need

And the publication of a working paper on the challenges of energy for Africa and the promotion of the African air transport sector to realize the hopes of Africa in this field within the framework of 2063 and the development of infrastructure in Africa through its various partnerships.

Other topics such as the role of youth and African civil society organizations in fighting corruption and deepening cooperation between these groups, including ECOSOC, were also discussed with the African Anti-Corruption Advisory Commission to eradicate this phenomenon, which is one of Africa's greatest challenges to development, stability and development.

The journalist and Swedish researcher Anna Roxvall continues his research work about the role of Sahrawi women in their dual national liberation struggle

The journalist and Swedish researcher Anna Roxvall continues his research work about the role of Sahrawi women in their dual national liberation struggle as well as the fight for the equal and empowerment in the context of exile that lasts more than four decades.
The recent visit of the journalist stood out for his meeting with the team from the Department of promotion and training of women Warda Hamudi presiding. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) in the Wilaya of Bujdur. 

The regional representative of the National Union of Sahrawi women Tichla Bechri has preside the day of granting of new batch of microcredit whose beneficiaries this time are women in the daïra of Ghelta, in the Wilaya of el Aaiun

 The regional representative of the National Union of Sahrawi women Tichla Bechri has preside the day of granting of new batch of microcredit whose 

beneficiaries this time are women in the daïra of Ghelta, in the Wilaya of el Aaiun and whose local representative and responsible for microcredit and women's empowerment of the UNMS has been commissioned to supervise and register the amounts delivered to beneficiaries that thanks to this aid can develop their personal projects as part of the five-year programme of Action of the UNMS. 

The Department of information and culture, Center martyr Naaja Ali Brahim of the UNMS welcomes the first preparatory meeting of the Symposium on "situation and challenges faced by the Sahrawi women"

The Department of information and culture, Center martyr Naaja Ali Brahim of the UNMS welcomes the first preparatory meeting of the Symposium on "situation and challenges faced by the Sahrawi women" and that will be held the 3 of January 2018 in the refugee camps Sahrawi. 

Sukeina Ndiaye Award "Aguas Zarcas" at the 17TH "Building coexistence since the planning community" Conference held at the University of Economics, Enterprise and tourism of Tenerife.

Sukeina Ndiaye Award "Aguas Zarcas" at the 17TH "Building coexistence since the planning community" Conference held at the University of Economics, Enterprise and tourism of Tenerife.

A well deserved award that symbolizes a piece of sculpture from the Tenerife artist Alfonso Delgado.

No doubt a recognition of a career of dedication and valuable contribution to the strengthening of the coexistence social, but especially, its work in favour of equality between men and women by encouraging the value of diversity. All a pride for the Saharawi women.

Her disc LA VOZ INDÓMITA has reached #4 at the global World Music Charts Europe in 2017, selected by 46 radio programs from 24 European countries. The 4th place among 798 nominated albums!

Mariem got it again!

Her disc LA VOZ INDÓMITA has reached #4 at the global World Music Charts Europe in 2017, selected by 46 radio programs from 24 European countries. 

The 4th place among 798 nominated albums!

The CD LA VOZ INDÓMITA is commercialized with the book of the same name, written by Zazie Schubert-Wurr and Manuel Domínguez, together with a DVD. For the time being two versions have been published by Nubenegra; a Spanish and an English one. The german version is coming soon.

The CD can also be acquired or listened on more than 20 websites such as iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Google Play, Spotify ...

Twice before, in 2010 with SHOUKA and in 2012 with EL AAIÚN EGDAT, she ranked 4th and 2nd, respectively.

What a wonderful recognition, Mariem!  

What a pride for you, for your family and for the Saharawi people!

So, that the whole world knows!

Training the Sahrawi women conducted in the school of women of the Organization MUNDUBAT in Bilbao are closed down

Training the Sahrawi women conducted in the school of women of the Organization MUNDUBAT in Bilbao are closed down. The empowerment courses consist of activities that respond to the needs of Saharawi women resident in the Basque country and that are being developed from 2013.



Members of the Association of the Sahrawi diaspora in Bilbao are participating in these courses since the establishment of the schools of women's Mundubat, that in 

addition to receiving training allows them to discuss different social, political and economical through which exposed its political and humanitarian situation as a result of the occupation of his country by Morocco, causing their situation of emigration forced without opportunities of access to studies or the labour market because of their status as migrants.

Last meeting of the Executive of the UNMS in 2017 to assess the annual

action plan and devise new strategies for the next course will be held by all departments of the Organization at the regional and national levels...

UJSARIO 9 Congress held in the Wilaya of Auserd from 8 to 10 December to choose its new Executive

UJSARIO 9 Congress held in the Wilaya of Auserd from 8 to 10 December to choose its new Executive after having discussed issues of social and political as well as programs to empower young Sahrawi people in the refugee camps as a priority In addition to programs in the long term for the youth in general. Congress 9 tambien opto to the election of the new Executive of the Organization and the election of its new general Secretary. 


From the UNMS want to congratulate the young Gali Salek Chagaf, Senia Hamudi and Hreira Mohamed El Mamun on his election to the Executive, as well as also to the other members of the Executive and the new Secretary-General of the Sahrawi youth Mohamed Said Dadai. 

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Proclaiming the recognition and Declaration of equality of rights and freedoms among all men and women, the right to life, liberty and security in all its senses; and expressly prohibiting subjection to slavery or servitude in all their forms; the prohibition of any kind of torture, punishment or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the world and in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic also.
The National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) with human rights for our struggle against the military occupation of our country of the Western Sahara, against violations of human rights of any kind, in this December 10, 2017 that Moroccan are they commemorate 69 years of have been proclaimed the Universal Declaration of human rights by the United Nations General Assembly (10 December 1948).
As society and as women peacemakers we have as a basic and fundamental principle the respect to the human being in all its integrity. Recognizing and claiming our right to self-determination and independence and the return to our homes after 42 years of forced exile by the Moroccan invasion, we demand the same respect for religious, political, sexual differences and respect for the life of the Sahrawi citizens in our cities occupied by the force of arms.
Young Sahrawis, many men and women have lost their lives in this struggle for human rights, which have been murdered and killed without justice, and many brothers and sisters suffering from daily harassment and intimidation to defend their right to freedom e even by merely claiming a fair and decent work.

On this day in which the whole world shouts and agree that human rights are inalienable and inherent to each man and each woman, we denounce the killings of young Sahrawis in the territories occupied by Morocco.
We denounce these crimes against humanity, and demand justice against the high degree of impunity existing in countries where authoritarian governments and dictators, among them Morocco, violate human rights and exert repression to silence the voices of those who struggle for Justice and freedom as the Sahrawi people. On this day the Sahrawi people reiterates his peaceful struggle for freedom as a fundamental human right value.

The Association of Saharawi women in France (FSF) has participated on Saturday, December 09 in activities for the international day of persons with disabilities

, organized by the Mayor of Rosny Sur Seine, through its participation in the celebration of a exhibition of handicraft products that represent the Sahrawi culture as well as other political activities and cultural including the cuisine as the "couscous" and "traditional sweets decorated with the colors of the national flag of Western Sahara. An opportunity for the visitors who could taste the Sahrawi tea and traditional music that caught the attention of attendees including media, local private television of the municipality as well as politicians and intellectuals.

The Sahrawi women took part in the 2nd Committee specialized on gender equality and the empowerment of women in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Dec. 3, 2017 (SPS) the SG of the National Union of women Sahrawis (UNFS), fatma Elmehdi will take part, in his capacity as vice-president of the economic and Social Council, to the 2nd Committee specialized African Union (CTS) on gender equality and the empowerment of women to be held on Monday in Addis Ababa at the level of experts before the ministerial meeting on 7 and 8 December, the African Union said.
The CTS will meet at the experts level on December 4 and 6, and will be followed by the ministerial meeting on 7 and 8 December.
Ministers of the AU in charge of the gender and women's Affairs and the experts (senior officials), including a delegation of the Saharawi democratic Arab Republic (Sadr), will participate in the work.
Media representatives are invited to cover the opening ceremony of the ministerial meeting in the conference room medium of the headquarters of the Commission of the African Union in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the AU said on its official website.
The overall objective of the second CTE on GEWE, organized by the AU Commission through his leadership of women, gender and development (WGDD), will be to present to the review, adoption and the decisions of Ministers the work of the AU on the equality of the sexes and the empowerment of women, including on the new strategy kind of AU

The Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar receives a delegation from Panama carried out a visit to the Sahrawi refugee camps these days.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar receives a delegation from Panama carried out a visit to the Sahrawi refugee camps these days.
The meeting held at the headquarters of the Ministry addressed various issues such as cooperation and solidarity with the Saharan people and ways to strengthen them, in addition to working on the expansion of the circle of solidarity in the State of Panama.
In this context, also Gloria Castillo, President of the friendship association with the Saharawi people in Panama express in a statement to the media Sahrawi the importance of the visit to the Saharan refugees in the solidarity camps with the fight of the Sahrawi people reaffirming its commitment to the fight of the Sahrawi people, as well as its willingness to continue promoting this cause in your country Panama.

"Day international's fight against violence and gender",

On the occasion of November 25, "Day international's fight against violence and gender", the Sahrawi women we want to express our unconditional solidarity with all the women of the world who are victims of abuse who are murdered by the mere fact of be women or to defend their rights. As some Sahrawi women living under the illegal Moroccan occupation of our land and that has become the main target of repression with which you are attempting to stifle the Sahrawi resistance against occupation in the occupied cities women of Western Sahara.

In any conflict, women carry the brunt of war crimes, but in the Western Sahara case, women are not only the mere consideration to humiliate one side. Unlike what happens in the rest of the world, Sahrawi women have distinguished themselves since the times of the colonization by its active role in the demands of his people fight and his fight against the Moroccan occupation.

The policy of terror and repression erected in system in the occupied areas, is the price you have paid and are still paying for not have been limited to a passive role in the interior of their homes and have become the engine of a struggle that has used the claim peaceful as main ammunition.

In Western Sahara, we have countless examples of struggle of our women who have sacrificed their lives and their families for the struggle of the scrupulous respect for human rights. Chilling testimonies of Sahrawi women, which passed through prisons and were kidnapped in the Moroccan Dungeon, suffering all kinds of torture and harassment, including the see how the lives of his own family is desgastaban in the same prison day after day until they die without be able to embrace his own, is a mere example of the courage and tenacity of the Sahrawi fighting heroines.

We do call on all international organisations to support the struggles of women and especially those that are fighting for fundamental rights. On this occasion we wish to reiterate our solidarity with all women in the world and we express our strong condemnation of any expression of violence and discrimination.

A Panamanian delegation conducted a working visit to the refugee camps Western Sahara and which is composed of the President of the Association of friendship Panama Sahara

 The delegation Idelsa Saavedra is composed of the President of the Association Mrs. Gloria Esther Castillo and member of this Association.

The delegation who accompanies the representative of the National Union of Sahrawi women in the national Sahrawi Parliament has been received at a local in the Wilaya of Bujdur school and intends to visit different institutions of the Sahrawi Republic, as well as meetings with organizations including the UNMS and will be received by the Prime Minister of Western Sahara.

We began at the headquarters of the Socialist Party of Catalonia with the presence of delegates from women's organizations and of parties from different continents.

 Meeting of the Council of the International Socialist Women's in Barcelona scheduled on 21 and 22 November under the slogan"democracy in Crisis, rise of populism. Where fit women's rights?

We began at the headquarters of the Socialist Party of Catalonia with the presence of delegates from women's organizations and of parties from different continents. This day highlights the opening by emotional intervention of former President of the ISM Dolors Renau of the catalan Socialist Party.

The meeting stands out for the constant concern of the Socialist International by the erosion of democratic principles in the current climate and seriously undermine the rights of women, the equality of gender and political participation.

This and other issues is are during the meeting and the Conference of the Socialist International general which will be held also in Barcelona the disa 24 and 25 November and will attend general secretaries of parties from different countries and continents.

Where are the rights of children and girls Saharans that the Moroccan monarchy stripped of its Western Sahara country that was invaded since 1975?

November 20 is Universal Children's day,
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the rights of the child,
adopted in 1959.

Where are the rights of children and girls Saharans that the Moroccan monarchy stripped of its Western Sahara country that was invaded since 1975?

The refugee camps are in the southwestern region of Algeria. They are inhabited by Saharan refugees and were called with the names of cities in Western Sahara: Laayoune, Valls, Smara, Dakhla and Bujdur. Each camp is a wilaya structured into nuclei called dairas juvenile population. Its population is several tens of thousands of people, but the exact number varies depending on the source. Some of its inhabitants carry over 42 years in the place and the youngest are third-generation refugees who have never known their homeland, while the other half of the population lives in the territories occupied by Morocco and are deprived of their families since  live separated by a wall that Morocco built to isolate them and protect their invading troops, a wall of more than 2700 kilometers and planted millions of mines antipersonnel

During the event "Mimosas Rotas" of Ketty Caraffa the day against violence, the International Centre for the promotion of human rights based in Argentina today Tuesday, in Lombardy, made link in the chain of the 2017 peace awards in the Office of the "European Parliament Headquarters in Milan

" on the occasion of the 25th of November, international month of the fight against violence to women. In the event
"Mimose Stazzate" Idea and creation of the international journalist Ketty Carrafa with the collaboration of the journalist, international activist by the DD. HH and critical political Alicia Erazo, became the international award "Link of the chain of peace" by the hand of Dr. Laura Navarro de Contreras directly of the "human rights training centre" in Buenos air to Jadiyetu El Mohtar leading Sidahmed activist of the Saharavi. Francesco Vivacqua Chairman of culture and solidarity, Gabriela Montoneri among others. The event featured the participation of Sopranos, artists and celebrity guests and important authorities. The prize awarded to the Saharan representation is
grants in recognition of the achievements and the role of Saharawi women.
The event was witnessed by multiple national and international personalities, among which stands out, writer and President of the Association of collective memory, Ketty Carrafa, the director of the media of the Parliament European Centre, Bruno Marasa, the consultant studies in the city of Milan, Francesco Vivacqua and Argentine lawyer Laura Navarro, who awarded the prize to the Saharan diplomatic, Jadiyetu El Mohtar, responsible for Foreign Affairs of the National Union of Sahrawi women.

The ceremony, which featured the participation of the representative of the Frente Polisario in the region, Dahan Abdelfatah, was used to address the injustices and human rights violations suffered by the Saharans in the occupied areas at the hands of the Moroccan occupier. In this line, the present personalities, condemned the silence of the international community.
Moreover, the writer and President of the Association of collective memory, Ketty Carrafa, stressed in his speech, rooted in Sahrawi society, values that are those which guarantee
equality between men and women
Photos: Gabriela Mintoneri.

Thousands of demonstrators in Madrid in favor of a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara

Thousand of  people representing Spanish solidarity associations with the Saharawi people and members of the Saharawi community living in Spain demonstrated Saturday in Madrid to demand the holding of a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara as soon as possible.

The protesters waved Sahrawi flags, banners in which slogans are written asking for peace for the Saharawi people, the right to self-determination and justice and respect for human rights in the occupied Saharawi territories."

They also chanted" peace and freedom for the Saharawi people "," guilty Morocco and responsible Spain ", where are human rights ?" and many other slogans put forward in this event organized every year in Madrid, to denounce the tripartite agreements of Madrid of November 14, 1975 through which Spain has ceded the Saharawi territory to Morocco and Mauritania.

Coming in thousands from all Spanish cities, the protesters of all ages highlighted during this demonstration, the suffering endured by the Saharawi people following these agreements that allowed Morocco to invade and occupy the Saharawi territory illegally since 1975. (SPS)

MEPs denounce Morocco denying them access to Al-Aain

Brussels, Oct 28, 2017 (SPS) - The euro-deputies have denounced on Friday the Moroccan occupying authorities to deny them access to the city of Al-Ayun, in Western Sahara.

They were going to visit the occupied territories to inquire about the situation of human rights.

"Upset" by her expulsion from the city of Al-Ayun, President of the European Parliament’s Intergroup "peace for Western Sahara", Jytte Guteland said that the purpose of her visit to the occupied territories of Western Sahara is to observe on the spot the situation of the human rights.

"We have come here as members of the European Parliament to see by ourselves the situation on the ground and to have the opportunity to listen to civil society. As parliamentarians, we want to be sufficiently informed about the situation in Western Sahara, especially as we will be asked to speak about a modified EU-Morocco association agreement," she said in a statement.

The MEPs said that the visit to Western Sahara occupied territories was "particularly important" since the European Commission is currently in talks with Morocco about an additional agreement  to the  EU-Morocco Association Agreement, in compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)

In its decision of 21 December, the ECJ said that Morocco and Western Sahara are two "separate and distinct" territories and that no international agreement can be applied to it without the consent of the Sahrawi people. (SPS)

Horst Köhler, the Special Envoy of the SG of the UN Antonio Guterres's visit in the camp of Saharan refugees

Horst Köhler, the Special Envoy of the SG of the UN Antonio Guterres's visit in the camps of Saharawi refugees since yesterday Wednesday 18 October has met today Thursday 19 representatives of the Sahrawi youth in a debate that has lasted for hours to collect their opinions about the reality of the conflict that pits them against the Kingdom of Morocco, which occupies 80% of the territory of the Sadr. Women as managers and leaders in this process have made it hear. 

In his first tour of the area Kohler arrives to the Saharawi refugee camps and is received in the Wilaya of Auserd Governor Mariem Hmada and Sahrawi authorities, as well as a multitude that stands out the female omnipresence coreo the slogans of freedom and independence as a living expression of the will of the Saharan people.

International day of the girl, 10 Conference on women being held in Johannesburg

in the Pan-African Parliament on 12 and 13 October, discussions on development goals relating to human rights, security and peace 

A delegation composed of representatives of different institutions and agencies of the Canary Islands meets with the Organization of the National Union of Sahrawi women

A delegation composed of representatives of different institutions and agencies of the Canary Islands meets with the Organization of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) at the Cultural Center and communication of the UNMS within the framework of cooperation with the Saharawi women.

The Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women carries out a monitoring visit to the homes of women in the different Wilayas

The Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women carries out a monitoring visit to the homes of women in the different Wilayas in the framework of the follow-up of projects implemented in the first half of the annual plan 2017/18. The visit of work has begun in the Wilayas of Boujdour and Smara directed by the general secretariat of the UNMS Fatma Mehdi.

Pretoria (South Africa), October, 04 2017 (SPS) - South African President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday reaffirmed their country's firm solidarity with the just struggle of the Sahrawi people

.Pretoria (South Africa), October, 04 2017 (SPS) - South African President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday reaffirmed their country's firm solidarity with the just struggle of the Sahrawi people

The communiqué of the meeting between the President of South Africa and the President of Zimbabwe underlined the need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to hold a conference in solidarity with the Sahrawi people.

The meeting of the two heads of state came after a ministerial meeting held on October 2, 2017 and a meeting of senior officials of the two countries from September 28 to 29

UN General Assembly: Community of Latin American and Caribbean States supports efforts to reach a political solution to the dispute in Western Sahara

New York,  October 3, 2017 (SPS)  -The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) affirmed on Monday that it will continue to "strongly support the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to achieve a political, just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution that will lead to the free determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of agreements compatible with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions. "

CELAC further trusts that multilateral efforts will continue to promote more intense and substantive negotiations between the parties under the auspices of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy and in accordance with international law and that the relevant resolutions be implemented to reach a definitive solution to litigation.

The Permanent Mission of the Savior to the United Nations made the intervention on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in the Debate on Decolonization of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly held in New York on Monday

Adala UK condemns Morocco's brutal repression of protests in El Aaiun

The Moroccan occupation authorities have allowed the police and security forces in the Occupied Zones of Western Sahara to use excessive force against Saharawi protesters.

The Royal Moroccan Government must end the violence against Saharawi civilians and when any members of the security forces are found to have violated people's human rights, they must be brought to justice.

The Moroccan occupation authorities and their police security forces and their auxiliaries, some of whom were dressed in plain clothes, launched a violent attack against Saharawi protesters, using excessive violence to disperse peaceful protests. The protests were in solidarity with Saharawi political prisoners and to denounce the clandestine move of the Gdeim Izik group of prisoners to Moroccan prisons. The authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco used excessive, unnecessary, unjustified and disproportionate force against peaceful protesters who did not represent any threat and they acted outside of the law.

Members of Adala UK documented the way in which members of the security forces beat protesters, using batons and throwing stones and driving at protesters in their armoured vehicles. The list of victims includes:

*Aziza Biza, who writes for a Saharawi news website, was badly cut on her head as a result of being hit several times by a member of the security forces.

* Hassna Duhei, a human rights activist, who was hit with a baton all over her body, including her face. Her glasses were smashed on her face which has left her with many cuts.

* a member of Equipe Media was held by the police and hit in the face. They confiscated his camera and the money in his pockets.

Dozens of protesters were taken to the regional hospital in occupied El Aaiun as many were quite severely hurt as a result of the beatings they had received. Those with less severe injuries were treated in the houses of other Saharawi citizens.

The use of violence by the police and occupation forces has provoked increased anger from Saharawi society in social media. The Moroccan authorities have failed to launch and independent and impartial investigation into the conduct of the officers.  The government continues to use a variety of different repressive tactics on Saharawi society including harassment, arbitrary detention, torture and beatings in the street, aimed at those who support self-determination and express their fundamental human rights.

At the same time Saharawi citizens, many of whom are human rights defenders or political activists, feel that the risk they face when expressing their points of view in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara has risen. The aim of this action by the occupation forces is to suppress the freedom of expression and association of peaceful protests.

Despite the deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Territories and the flagrant abuses of human rights, democratic countries throughout the world remain silent and refrain from publicly criticising the Kingdom of Morocco. By remaining silent, the international community, including the EU and other influential countries, fuels Morocco's attempts to silence voices in Western Sahara which seek the self determination of the Saharawi people.

According to international law, the citizens of an occupied territory can only be imprisoned within their territory, not in that of the occupying power. Their rights under international laws and treaties must be respected.

The Moroccan government must offer unrestricted freedom to all Saharawi political prisoners, given that no real evidence has been found against them and the trials at which they were sentenced did not meet the minimum international standards of a fair trial.

The National Union of Sahrawi women in the Basque country in solidarity with the father of the resistance against the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara

. The Sahrawi women and members of the Sahrawi Diaspora in Euskadi manifest its revulsion at the continuing violations of human rights and the repressive practices that are exerted against Deida Yazid and his family who are being assaulted and intimacies because of claim their rights as citizens.




The demonstration of support and solidarity with the father Deida Yazid took place on Monday, September 4 at the plaza Moyúa in Bilbao against the Government delegation and culminated at the Consulate of Morocco in the Bilbao City where recurred protest slogans respect for self-determination as well as the demand for the immediate release of all Saharawi political prisoners in reading the communiqué of the UNMS read in languages Arabic, Spanish and Basque.




At the end of the Act and through a direct message the father Deida Yazid thanked protestors their signs of support and solidarity.

The Association of friends of the Saharawi people in Madrid offers all an excellent exhibition of photographs and Saharan handicraft objects that show the social and political reality of the Saharan people in struggle.

 The exhibition, that I had the honor of opening yesterday, day 1 of September 2017 in Javier, circle we can Vallecas & Elvira González company President REDMAMSA and Elia Alejandra Véjar member of this women's organization, REDMAMSA, will be in the Center Cultural Lope de Vega in Madrid until October 7 and will be a space for discussions, lectures on Western Sahara theme, in addition to yoga classes.