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EU parliamentarian delegation travels to Occupied Territories of Western Sahara

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Brussels, Belgium, Oct 27 2017 (SPS)-  A delegation of European parliamentarians of the Western Sahara Intergroup in the European Parliament traveled on Friday to the Occupied Zones of Western Sahara.
The delegation of five parliamentarians seeks to examine the human rights situation in the occupied part of Western Sahara and to meet with human rights organizations and representatives of Saharawi civil society in the territory.
The European Parliamentary delegation is headed by Ms. Jitte Guteland, President of the Western Sahara Intergroup in the European Parliament, and includes IU Euro-deputy, Paloma Lòpez, Vice-President of the Western Sahara Intergroup in the European Parliament, Ms. Bodil Valero, Green Party of Sweden and Vice-president of the Intergroup of Western Sahara in the European Parliament, as well as two other MEPs.
The parliamentary delegation will take advantage of its stay in the territory to observe closely the serious violation of human rights and the systematic looting policy of the resources of the region by Morocco.
It should be recalled  that “The Parliamentary Group for Western Sahara is made up of over 120 members of the European Parliament, one of the largest official groups accredited to the European Parliament. “ SPS
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