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Urging the Sahrawi women to participate in politics and the electoral
processes (Local and Parliamentary) and organising sensitization seminars
for the same purpose;
Promotion of a legislation that guarantees the rights of women, mothers and
children through protection, treatment and various aspects of healthcare;
Efforts by the Secretariat of State for the Promotion of Women to enable
people with special needs and displaced persons to benefit from
rehabilitation and training programmes for their integration in society;
68.
To implement its programmes, the Secretariat of State for the Promotion of
Women and Social Affairs, has several regional and local facilities and centres for the
promotion of women, education and teaching foreign languages, electronic media,
sewing etc.)
VI.
69.
Procedure for Appeal Against Violations of Rights and Freedoms
The Sahrawi Legal System provides each citizen whose rights are violated
means of appeal to the competent judicial authorities (Courts of the First Instance, Court
of Appeal and the High Court).
70.
In the administrative field, the law enables individuals affected recourse to the
administrative councils for redress against any arbitrary decisions by the public service.
71.
With regards to elections, the Elections Act 2009/02 provides candidate and
voters with the right to lodge complaints to the Constitutional Council concerning the
electoral processes and the latter‟s decisions are final and cannot be appealed against.
72.
The Sahrawi authorities in the discharge of their duties have the mandate of
enforcing provisions of the Constitution relating to rights and fundamental freedoms of