Representatives of Organizations of saharawi Women denounced today with the European Parliament (EP) that suffer violations of human rights in the refugee camps in the Western Sahara and asked that the European Union (EU) “to take seriously” allegations, and “press to Morocco”.
“I Want to make a call to that in the EP and in the EU countries take the same decision that has been taken in Africa, to isolate and put pressure on Morocco,” said Suelma Beiruk, vice-president of the pan-African Parliament, at a press conference in the european Parliament.
The event, promoted by the deputies of the United Left Ángela Vallina and Palóma López Bermejo, aims to give visibility to the situation of women in the Western Sahara, a study of the researcher Irantzu Mendia.
In his research, Mendia denouncing “grave violations of human rights collected in international law”, with “impacts” in the life of women, ranging “from the physical consequences or psychological loss of educational opportunities and precariousness in the conditions of life”.
Beiruk denounced “the repression and the security of moroccan closes doors to women” in the fields and said that “Morocco is afraid of the testimony of a reality that exists, and that it wants you to know”.
“take us seriously. We’re not going to the conference just to make noise,” said the executive secretary of the Pan-african Organization of Women, Mildred Jantjies.
Ángela Vallina considered it “important to see the struggle of the saharawi people and the situation of women who daily suffer the moroccan occupation”.
For her part, Paloma López Bermejo waited “for a response by the parliament” and stressed “its commitment” with the saharawi people.
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