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Morocco: Kingdom of Morocco examined by the experts of the Committee against Torture

MOR - News | 04 November 2011
On 1 and 2 November, the experts of the Committee against Torture examined the national report of Morocco at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. Present at the review was a Moroccan delegation headed by M. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kindom of Morocco at the UN, as well as representatives of Moroccan civil society and Alkarama.

Morocco: Alkarama presents its alternative report to the Committee against Torture

MOR - News | 26 October 2011
Alkarama submitted its alternative report to the Committee against Torture in preparation of the review of the Kingdom of Morocco by this UN body on 1 and 2 November. The report, called 'Morocco Faces New Challenges' was prepared in cooperation with our Moroccan civil society partners, notably the Mountada (Forum) Alkarama, based in Casablanca.

Morocco: Opportunity for Civil Society to Hold Authorities to Account for Torture

MOR - News | 02 September 2011

Morocco will be reviewed by the Committee against Torture (also known as CAT) in early November 2011. This is an opportunity for civil society to raise any issues they may have with the Moroccan authorities regarding torture, as the United Nations human rights body will examine the situation of torture in the country closely.

Morocco : German-Moroccan citizen arbitrarily detained and accused of terrorism

MOR - News | 25 July 2011
Arrested for the first time in July 2009 as he was travelling to Pakistan with Tablighi Jamaat, a religious organization for which he volunteered, Mr Mohammed Hajib was again arrested in Morocco last year and remains detained in inhumane conditions to date. He recently broadcasted a video in which he describes his experience of being condemned to ten years imprisonment on the basis of false declarations he was forced to sign under torture.

Morocco: Release of Mr. Karim Khadir

MOR - News | 01 July 2011
Mr. Karim Khader, who has dual British-Moroccan citizenship and lives in London, was arrested 24 June 2011 after arriving at Tanger port. He was freed 30 June 2011.

Kuwait - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Accessed on 21.05.1996
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Due 02.11.2014 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 22.12.2011

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 08.03.1996
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): No
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

Next State report: Due on 03.06.2015 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 28.06.2011

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 05.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2015 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

No