LAGOS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Female Parliamentarians of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are calling for laws that will reduce discrimination against women.

Victoria Seidou, the fourth deputy speaker of the Parliament and leader of the female parliamentarians, made the call on Monday at a session held in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Seidou condemned the killing and raping of women in Guinea on Sept. 28.

"We condemn the brutal acts of massacre, rape as well as other atrocious acts of violence perpetrated by the security forces in Guinea against unarmed women and civilians," the News Agency of Nigeria quoted her as saying.

Seidou, who lamented the acts, called on Guinean authorities to produce immediately those women missing from the hospital where they went to receive treatment.

She urged regional leaders to ensure the implementation of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

She said the ECOWAS Parliament was working with NGOs to ensure better laws that would protect the interest of women.

A Guinean human rights watch reported that more than 150 civilians were killed on Sept. 28 in the capital Conakry in a protest against the head of the military junta's plan to contest elections in that country. The junta said 57 people died in the clash.