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Djibouti, September 20, 2015 (SPS) The Secretary General of the National Union of Saharawi Women (NUSW), Fatma El Mehdi, participated in the annual meeting of the Actors of African civil society held Saturday in Djibouti.

 The meeting is part of the consultations on the partnership between Africa and Europe and the participation of African civil society as an active player in important issues, including the identification of the objectives of the Partnership between Africa and the world.

 Algiers, September 19, 2015 (SPS) - The South African Ambassador to Algeria Mr. Dennis T. Dlomo affirmed Saturday the participation of his country in the next edition of the International Festival of Culture and Popular Arts to be held on October 8, in the Wilaya of Boujdour, Saharawi refugee camps.

 Mr. Dlomo said after his reception at the SADR embassy in Algiers by the Minister of Culture, Khadija Hamdi, that South Africa will be represented in this event by a significant cultural delegation, including politicians and a musical group.

Paris, September 20, 2015 (SPS) The platform for Solidarity with the Saharawi People in France called the French president to intervene with the Moroccan authorities for the respect of international law for the rapid holding of the referendum on self-determination to finally allow the Sahrawi people to freely decide their future, during his visit to Morocco from 19 to 20 September.

BAGNOLET (France), 20 Sept 2015 (SPS) - The French Association of Friendship and Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa (AFASPA) called on French President François Hollande to intervene for the respect of human rights in Morocco and the occupied territories of Western Sahara, during his next visit to Morocco from 19 to 20 September 2015.

 Bagnolet (France), September 19, 2015 (SPS) The French Association of Friendship and Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa (AFASPA) has called on French President François Hollande to intervene for respect of human rights in Western Sahara and Morocco during his visit to the Kingdom of Morocco September 19-20.

Salé(Morocco), Sept 17, 2015 (SPS) - The Sahrawi political prisoners called today the international community to immediately intervene to exert pressure on Morocco to comply with the international law and the  international legitimacy, respect for the right of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence, and the release of all Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails.

Occupied Smara, Sept 17, 2015 (SPS) - the activities of the independence uprising in the occupied Smara today, has organized massive demonstrations, according to Sahrawi human rights source.

The demonstrators chanted various national slogans calling for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and freedom.

They also voiced their solidarity with all the Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails.

Geneva(Switzerland), Sept 17 2015 (SPS) - The Federation of Spanish Associations for Human Rights, organized on Wednesday a workshop under the title of ¨forced disappearances in the Saharawi occupied territories: the right to truth and justice¨, in cooperation with the UN international student movement and the Association of Jurists in law and human rights.

Oran(Algeria), Sept 16, 2015 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health Mr. Mohamed Lamin daddi oversaw on Tuesday the inauguration of  center for Sahrawi patients in Es Sénia , Oran, along with the Sahrawi Consul in the West of Algeria Mr. Mussa Selma.

Pretoria (South Africa), Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - the South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma called today on the United Nations to set a date for a referendum of the Saharawi people to decide their fate, in his speech on International Relations Peace and Security to Heads of Missions and Media in Pretoria.

As Nkosi Albert Luthuli said at the 42nd ANC Annual Conference; “Our interest in freedom is not confined to ourselves only. We are interested in the liberation of all oppressed people in the whole of Africa and in the world as a whole”.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - members of The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) on Tuesday met, the political counselor at the US embassy in Rabat, reported CODESA source. 

During the meeting, the pair has discussed the situation of human rights in Western Sahara and the ongoing Moroccan violations of human rights against the Saharawi civilians in the occupied territory.

Madrid, Sept 15 2015 (SPS) .- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo on Monday, reiterated before the special UN envoy for Western Sahara, Mr. Christopher Ross, the support of Spain to a "fair" and "mutually acceptable" solution that addresses the "self-determination" of the Saharawi people.
 

 El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - Sahrawi Association of Victims of Gross Violations committed by the Moroccan State, denounced the prevention of the delegation of the International Confederation of Trade Unions, from visiting the occupied territories by the Moroccan occupation authorities.

Shaheed Hafed,Sept15, 2015 (SPS) - The Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs announced that Today the first of Dhu al-Hijjah 1436 AH, corresponding to September 15, 2015, thus the day of Wednesday, September 23 is the day to stand on Mount Arafah, and Thursday 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1436 AH corresponding to September 24, 2015 the Sahrawi people will receive Eid al-Adha.

Geneva(Switzerland) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - delegation representing the Sahrawi civil society took part in the works of the 30th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, reported the Association of Families of Saharawi Prisoners and Disappeared.

Geneva(Switzerland) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - The Federation of Spanish Associations for Human Rights, called for the dissemination of the High Commissioner for human Rights Mission of the UN reports on the territory of Western Sahara, during the works of the 30th session of the Council of the human rights in Geneva, Switzerland.

“Human rights abuses are still ongoing in the occupied part of Western Sahara and it is in deterioration day after day.”  The Federation indicated in its intervention.

 
Las Palmas (Canary Islands) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - the representative of Polisario Front in Canary Islands denounced on Monday the conference on fishing in the territorial waters of the occupied Western Sahara scheduled to be on 16 and 17 September in Las Palmas, in which will participate 24 countries, including the Advisory Council of the EU.