Morocco urged to rethink draft law on National Agency for Child Protection

Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council says draft law 29.24 on the creation of a National Agency for Child Protection falls short and needs a deeper overhaul. In a recent opinion, it calls for a broader reform focused on prevention, stronger safeguards, and alternatives to placing children in institutions.

Moroccan lawyers address open letter to the President of the International Union of Lawyers

The President of the National Association of Lawyers of Morocco, Mohamed Lahbib Benchikh, has addressed an open letter to Fernando Hernández Gómez, President of the International Union of Lawyers (UIA), at its headquarters in Paris. In the letter, he raises concerns over what he views as a setback to the independence of the legal profession, in light of the draft law regulating the practice of law in the Kingdom.

Spain : A Sumar draft bill to break agreements with Morocco and Israel

The Moroccan government agrees to discuss draft laws on cannabis cultivation

Six years ago, MPs from the parties of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) and Istiqlal submitted draft laws on cannabis cultivation in Morocco. The debate on these proposals is back on track as the government agreed to discuss it. 

Germany : Muslim MPs voted in favor of same-sex marriage