Helping The Sahrawi People

Living in the Refugee Camps near Tindouf and those in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara be heard in Canada

Helping The Sahrawi People

Living in the Refugee Camps near Tindouf and those in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara be heard in Canada

Welcome to SahCan!

For more than 40 years, some of the Sahrawi people have been living in exile near Tindouf/Algeria in refugee camps in harsh conditions. At the same time the remaining family members in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara continue to suffer worst human rights violations under Moroccan occupation.

Sand storms are a common occurrence in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps near Tindouf/Algeria. This is in addition to hot climate conditions where temperature reaches 48 degrees Celsius in the summer.

Photo: Nieves Abancéns

Life in the Refugee Camps

Sporadic rain causes floods and destroy refugees' mud houses.

Sporadic rain causes floods and destroy mud houses built by the refugees. Latest flood affected over 25,000 people, according to UNHCR’s figures. (Photo: MEE/Massinissa Benlakehal)

Water is a scarce resource in the Refugee Camps and there is no running water. A view of Dakhla Refugee Camp. UN Photo/Evan Schneider.

Sahrawi children play by the February 27 Refugee Camp. There are no playground for kids in the Refugee Camps. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza).

Life in the Occupied Territories

Nonviolent resistance demonstrated by means of weekly manifestations to call for self-determination. This movement is constantly cracked down on by Moroccan police. (Photo: 3 Stolen Cameras Movie - Directed and produced by RåFILM and Equipe Media)

Moroccan Police attacking peaceful demonstrators in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara .The Moroccan police uses violence, arrests, imprisonment and torture to crack down on peaceful Sahrawis.

Western Saharan women confront riot police in Laayoune, the capital of the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara. (AP Photos/Paul Schemm)

About SahCan

Our Mission

Bring awareness of the Western Sahara cause to Canadians and the Government of Canada, and promote a just, and lasting political solution between the Sahrawis and Morocco. A solution that will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. A solution that would put an end to the illegal Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.

What we do

Get Involved

Work with the Canadian Government where possible, non-governmental organizations, trade unions and human rights observers to report the human rights violations in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara and to hold Morocco accountable under International Laws and Norms, be it Economical, Social and/or Cultural.

Stop the plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources

Work on preventing and stopping Canadian companies that explore and do business illegally in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people. Under the international law, only the Sahrawi people have the right to explore the resources in Western Sahara.

Our Programs

Organize events in Canada to bring awareness to the difficult conditions in the Refugee Camps near Tindouf/Algeria, and to the human rights violations by Morocco in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara.

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Toronto, Ontario

Canada

Email: info@sahcan.org

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SahCan

Helping The Sahrawi People

Helping The Sahrawi People

Welcome to SahCan!

Sand storms are a common occurrence in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps near Tindouf/Algeria. This is in addition to hot climate conditions where temperature reaches 48 degrees Celsius in the summer.

Life in the Refugee Camps

Life in the Occupied Territories

About SahCan

Our Mission

What we do

Get Involved

Stop the plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources

Our Programs

Contact Us

Get in touch with us by filling in the form or drop us an email at info@sahcan.org

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