Boujdour (Saharawi refugee camps), November 25, 2013 (SPS) - The National Union of Saharawi Women (NUSW) has called for an end to violence against Saharawi women in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, on the occasion of the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,’ celebrated November 25, every year.
"The Saharawi Women express their rejection to violence against women and all manifestations and forms of violence," said the Sahrawi women organization in a statement released Monday.
The organisation also reaffirmed its "commitment to fighting for the rights of women to live in an environment free of violence and to end the conflicts that threaten their freedom and existence."
NUSW denounced all sorts of violations, sexual harassment, ill -treatment , as well as physical and psychological abuses against women in the occupied territories.
On this occasion, NUSW called on the international community and human rights organizations to stop violence against Saharawi women.
NUSW demanded in the statement cessation to the Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara and halt to the plundering of the natural resources of the territory. (SPS)
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