2024-07-06 21:18:10
In a statement adopted at the end of a side event held on the sidelines of the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (March 11-22) under the theme “Exploring the feminization of poverty,” the INLW spoke out against the violence against women held captive by separatist militias in these camps located in the southwest of Algeria.
The network, which brings together international experts and activists, said it was alarmed by the seriousness of the conditions in which these women live, as well as by the “very high” tension that reigns in the camps and which has given rise to a series of sit-ins and demonstrations.
In this context, the International Network of Liberal Women called on the international community to act urgently to put an end to these flagrant violations of women’s rights in the Tindouf camps and to organize hearings for victims of violence and rape, in order to prosecute the criminals responsible for these abuses.
He finally called for the release of all women held captive in the Tindouf camps.
Speaking at the opening of this event marked by the participation of experts, parliamentarians and representatives of UN member states, the president of the INLW, Khadija Oum Bachair El Morabit stressed that women in the Tindouf camps are subjected to violations of their most basic rights, rape, discrimination, extreme poverty and human trafficking.
She also praised the courage of some women who defied threats to denounce these abuses committed against them by the separatist militias of the “polisario”, citing in this regard the case of the young Sahrawi woman, Khadijatou Mahmoud, victim of rape by the so-called Brahim Ghali, leader of the “polisario” militias.
Ms. El Morabit also noted that the injustices suffered by women in the Tindouf camps constitute a “shame” in the 21st century, especially since the host country of the camps where these abuses are committed prohibits any contact with the victims.
2024-07-06 21:18:10