crimes belong to different Moroccan military corps, especially the army, gendarmerie and auxiliary forces. 37. The delegation also received reports of arbitrary arrests and detention and heard numerous testimonies of Sahrawi victims of torture and humiliating treatment in Moroccan jails, especially those involved in pro-independence activities. According to these victims, torture of Sahrawis in Moroccan jails and police detention centers is systematic and the perpetrators enjoy total impunity. 38. The delegation was informed that there is frequent perpetration of violence against Sahrawi women by Moroocan security forces in the Occupied Territory. According to the testimonies of Sahrawi activists in the camps who met with the delegation, women are often victims of acts of violence during peaceful demonstrations which are violently dispersed by Moroccan security forces. Individuals reported numerous cases of excessive use of force, alleging that officers beat them severely on the head, arms, legs, back and knees with truncheons. 39. The delegation was shown some scars on the bodies of human rights defenders and activists, with whom it met which were alleged to have been inflicted by Moroccan security forces during demonstrations and through torture. 40. The delegation watched the projection of a film which traced the physical, moral and sexual violence which a young Sahrawi girl was subjected to in a police station in the Occupied Territory and testimonies of Sahrawi women exhibiting wounds on different parts of their bodies (arms, backs and bellies) vi.) Socio-economic rights 41. Discrimination against Sahrawis resulting in the lack of jobs and training opportunities which have resulted in widespread unemployment for native Sahrawis was also brought to the attention of the delegation. 11 | P a g e

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