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Morocco - Latest Press Releases
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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.