Human rights activists have criticized the recent report issued by the National Council for Human Rights on Hirak protests and torture allegations. Moroccan NGOs believe that the report tried to «justify human rights violations».
AXA Assurance Maroc, a subsidiary of the French multinational insurance firm, sued the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party and its newspaper Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki for an unpaid insurance premium. Within a week, the justice minister’s party was sentenced without being able to defend itself in court.
During an official visit to the Maghreb, the US Assistant Secretary Bureau of Political-Military Affairs was met with Algeria’s concerns about potential shifts in the US position on Western Sahara.