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IUSY delegation begins visit to Saharawi refugee camps

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Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 21, 2013 (SPS) - A delegation of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) will begin Saturday night a three-day visit to the Saharawi refugee camps and liberated territories of the Saharawi Republic (SADR), according to agenda of the visit.


The delegation has concluded a similar visit to Morocco and the occupied territories of Western Sahara, which lasted for three days.


The delegation, which includes members of the Saharawi Youth Union (UESARIO), is headed by the Secretary General of UESARIO Mr. Mousa Selma.


The visit aims at informing the International Union of Socialist Youth about the reality of Saharawi people, divided between Moroccan occupation and asylum.


During their visit to the occupied Saharawi cities of El Aaiun, Dakhla and Boujdour, members of the delegation assessed at first hand the state of siege and repression the Saharawis suffer at the hands of Moroccan occupation.


IUSY delegation will hold meetings with various components of Saharawi civil society in the refugee camps.


It will therefore visit some Saharawi institutions. (SPS)


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