The European Parliament once again condemns the violations of human rights in Algeria. The day after the adoption, in November 2019, of a similar text, General Gaid Salah had described it as «foreign interference».
In its 2019 country report on human rights practices, the US Department of State referred to the most significant human rights issues in Morocco. Most of them were linked to torture allegations and freedom of speech.
Days after the release of his niece, Moroccan scholar Ahmed Raissouni criticized in an article the women who showed support for Hajar Raissouni and called for expanding personal freedoms. His words stirred anger among human rights activists.
The Executive Council of the African Union adopted, Saturday, a decision urging the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to visit the Sahara. The decision comes ahead of an African Union troika meeting on the Western Sahara conflict.
As Morocco is expecting the UN Security Council to adopt a new resolution on Western Sahara, the US Department of State released its 2018 report on human rights. Commenting on the human rights situation in the province, the US department kept a moderate tone.
In a review made public this week, Amnesty International reported that Freedom of expression and assembly were heavily «restricted» in 2018 in Morocco. The organization believe that Morocco should take more efforts to provide protection to domestic workers.
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