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«Harmless jokes», this is how international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) described the way a young Moroccan woman had used humor to fight coronavirus anxiety.
In an article published, Wednesday, WHO recalled the story of the Merzouga woman who was arrested and sentenced to two months in prison for posting a sketch to social media.
In the video, uploaded to video-sharing social networking service Tik Tok, said woman made an impression of local security figure «Caida Houria», who got famous on social media for her way of telling people off and making them respect the lockdown.
«The authorities apparently didn’t laugh», HRW wrote, reporting that the woman was accused of wearing «a military uniform», violating «article 382 of the penal code prohibiting unauthorized public wearing of an official uniform».
It turned out that the uniform she wore during her sketch belonged to a friend of hers who is a member of local security forces.
Commenting on her arrest and trial, HRW stressed that during the current health crisis, «international law allows authorities to exceptionally prohibit some types of speech, the consequences of which could endanger public health». «This doesn’t include jokes, unless you consider laughing a health hazard», the NGO concluded.
