Sahara : US Department of State spokesman refutes any decision by Biden

US Department of State avoids accusing Morocco of committing human rights violations

The United States Department has avoided accusing Morocco of committing human rights violations in its 2020 report on human rights practices.

Morocco urged to do more to eliminate human trafficking, Department of State report says

Despite its efforts, Morocco is urged to do more in order to eliminate human trafficking. The country is part of the Tier 2 category, which includes governments that do not fully comply with a TVPA’s minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.

The US Department of State addresses Morocco’s most significant human rights issues

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.

The US State Department highlights Morocco’s counterterrorism efforts in a new report

In its 2018 Country Reports on terrorism, the US Department of State addressed the efforts made by Morocco to counter terrorism. Although the country has managed to mitigate threats it is still occasionally targeted by small independent terror cells.

The Department of State warns US citizens against heightened terror threat in Morocco

The US Department of State updated, Tuesday, its travel advisory, warning American citizens against heightened terror threat in Morocco. This update comes almost four months after two Scandinavian tourists were killed in a terror act in the Kingdom.

Morocco participates in the ministerial meeting of the coalition to defeat ISIS

According to the US Department of State, 100, 000 Sahrawis live in the Tindouf camps

According to the United States Department of State's recent estimates, 100,000 Sahrawis live in Tindouf. This number comes as the Security Council has urged the UN for years to conduct a population census in the camps.

U.S.-Morocco Strategic Energy Working Group hosted in Washington

Did Bourita and Tillerson discuss the delay in appointing a new American ambassador for Morocco ?

It has been almost nine months since Donald Trump got elected president of the United States. It has been also nine months since the American Embassy in the Kingdom is waiting for a new Ambassador after the departure of Dwight Bush in January, knowing that Trump has already appointed in June a new ambassador to Algeria.