Sahrawi Red Crescent; representatives of MINURSO, UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF; humanitarian organizations operating in the camps; members of Civil Society (AFAPREDESA, NOVA); members of Sahrawi Students Union; members of Sahrawi Workers Union; and families of the disappeared and victims of bombings. 21. The mission was facilitated by Mr. Abba Salek, the Secretary General of the Constitutional Council of SADR, who accompanied the delegation throughout the mission. 22. The Delegation visited the following refugee camps; Smara, Rabouni, and a camp called “February 27”. The delegation also visited the Moroccan Wall the Military Museum, the head office of the National Union of Sahrawi Women, schools, as well as hospital. 23. The observations and findings set below are the results of discussions during these meetings and visits. A) The Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Territory 24. Although the delegation did not actually visit the Occupied Territory for the reason outlined above, information gathered from the many meetings the delegation held with various SADR authorities and other stakeholders point to the fact that human rights violations have been perpetrated in the Occupied Territory under Moroccan control. i.) The right to self-determination of the Sahrawi People 25. The right of all peoples to self-determination is guaranteed by the African Charter in its Article 20 in the following words: ‘’All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable right to self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their economic and social development according to the policy they have freely chosen. 7|Page