Page 37 107. The membership of the only female on the Constitutional Council after her election by Parliament is an indication of the importance the State attaches to the presence of the female component in all sovereign Sahrawi State bodies. Pan-African Parliament 108. Out of five Sahrawi representatives in the Pan-African Parliament, two are female. The Sahrawi Children’s Parliament 109. As part of its continental commitments, in dealing positively with the Pan-African Parliament, the Sahrawi State established a Children‟s Parliament composed of 51 members, 25 of them female to enhance equality and to nurture the emerging Sahrawi Youth by dividing responsibilities between male and female youth stakeholders. 110. The selection of members of the Children‟s Parliament is done through direct election. Chapter Two: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Articles 14 – 18 of the Charter) 1. 111. The Right to Ownership (Article 14) The Sahrawi Constitution guarantees the right to ownership for all citizens by virtue of Article 35 which states that ownership is recognised by an act prepared by the Government for submission to Parliament in the next legislative sitting. This act governs public and private ownership. 112. The Constitution also guarantees for foreigners residing in the country their right to property in accordance with Article 45 which states that the State guarantees the protection of rights and properties of every foreigner legally resident in the country.

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