that the process to identify voters for the referendum has already been concluded but the actual holding of the referendum has not been carried out. ii.) Right to freedom of association and expression 29. Sahrawis in the refugee camps generally expressed concern about the situation of their kith and kin in the Occupied Territory whom they worried were subjected to frequent harassment from the Moroccan authorities and Moroccan settlers. Many of the reported violations were attributed to the Moroccan occupying military and security officers who have a very heavy presence in the Territory. 30. The delegation was informed that Sahrawis are not allowed by the Moroccan authorities to assemble freely and any form of peaceful demonstration is usually violently suppressed by the authorities. Many instances of peaceful demonstrations organized by Sahrawis against their marginalization and the stalemate on the question of the referendum were reportedly brutally suppressed. 31. Allegations of suppression of freedom of expression and constant censorship of the media as well as surveillance of persons and entities that seek to advocate for the independence of Western Sahara and bring the reality of the plight of the Sahrawi people in the Occupied Territory to light, were also brought to the attention of the delegation. iii.) Right to freedom of movement 32. The Moroccan government in 1981 built a 2,700 kilometer long wall known as the Berm or the Wall of Shame cutting Western Sahara in two from North to South. It acts as a separation barrier between the Moroccan-controlled Occupied Territory (80 per cent of Western Sahara) and the Polisario-controlled Liberated Territory. Visits between the camps and the Occupied Territory are impossible, with the Moroccan Wall hindering movement between the two parts of Western Sahara. Thousands of families have been 9|Page