SAHARAWI WOMEN CONMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY

The Saharawi Women as the majority female all over the world have conmemorated the International Women´s Day with different activities.

Western Saharan Women not only those that are living in the refugee camps but also those whom are ressisting the moroccan military occupation and those who are living abroad have celebrated this important day not only because this year is the centenary of the official declaration of the International Women´s Day but also because in an anniversary of the first saharawi martyr: Bachir Lehlawi.

This pictures were taken in a conmemoration of the International Women´s Day celebrated in the spanish capital, Madrid, where the saharawi human rights activist, Digdja Lachgare, has been invited by a spanish NGO. In such event, Mrs. Lachgare has given her personal experience of suffering due to her more that twelve years of imprisonment in the moroccan prisons and she has spoken about the flagrant violations of human rights in the occupided cities of Western Sahara and she launched an urgent appeal to the international opinion to put pressure on the moroccan government for stopping in its repressive policy and to respect the international resolutions and the human rights in the occupided cities of Western sahara and to release all the saharawi prisoners of conciousness.

The Saharawi Women as the majority female all over the world have conmemorated the International Women´s Day with different activities.

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated for the first time on 19 March 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, following its establishment during the Socialist International meeting the prior year. More than one million women and men attended rallies on that first commemoration.

Since then, International Women’s Day has been celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.

Saharawi women are known by her example of emanipation and empowerment in the arab and muslim world and they wish to strenghthen the ties and relationship with all the women´s organizations and all the peace loving countries for struggling together for a just a peaceful world.