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PUSL (Lisbon) .- On October 21, the Africana Studia journal – Western Sahara: policies OF the impass of the Center for African Studies of the University of Porto was presented at ISCTE, Lisbon University.
The director of Africana Studia, Prof. Maciel Santos (CEAUP) presented the JOURNAL dedicated to Western Sahara, which has twenty-one articles and two interviews that address the theme of Western Sahara from the point of view of various international authors.
Prof. Mourad Aty, researcher of CEAUP, briefly summarized Algerian foreign policy in the face of the Western Saharan conflict, highlighting that it is a search for a just solution for the Saharawi people. According to Prof. Aty the just solution of this conflict will bring benefits to all of North Africa (Maghreb Union).
Isabel Lourenço, a researcher at CEAUP, presented her report on Saharawi students and children in the occupied territories and the serious violations of human rights to the Saharawi population under Moroccan occupation.
The Lawyer of the Saharawi political prisoners from Gdeim Izik, Dr. Olfa Ouled, who specializes in international law and is a professor of international law at the Catholic Institute of Paris, explained the legal case of these prisoners and the serious violations and tortures to which this group was subjected.
The presentation and debate had the presence of academics, students, diplomatic representatives and journalists, as well as representatives of various non-governmental organizations.