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.
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