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• Moroccan Rights Commission Intervenes in Jerada Girl’s School Enrollment Case
  28 September 2020, by Jérôme

  Following information and comments on social networks concerning the case of this young girl, the CNDH, through its Regional Commission for the Oriental region, decided to approach the mother and the student concerned. They confirmed the information, adding that her request for re-enrollment has remained unanswered, due to the change of address, the CNDH statement said. It also indicates that it has taken note of the family and social conditions that have disrupted the student’s schooling. (…)

• Manhunt Intensifies for Tunisian Suspect in German Baby Kidnapping Case
  29 September 2020, by Kamal

  The police in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in northern Germany, are still searching for a 29-year-old Tunisian, accused of kidnapping a baby in a public garden in Schwerin. He had attacked the mother, a woman of Moroccan origin.
  In a statement to the German press agency, the police chief stated: "We have still not been able to locate the individual’s residence," however noting that "the investigators have evidence elements under examination."
  The facts date back to September 19, when (…)

• Tragic Discovery: Disabled Girl’s Murder Sparks Witchcraft Rumors in Moroccan Village
  1 October 2020, by Jérôme

  The kidnapping and murder of little Naima are particularly worrying her family, as well as the highest authorities. The investigations continue, torn between witchcraft, treasure and strabismus.
  The body of the little girl was found lifeless, last Saturday, in a mountain of Tafergalt, near Agdez (Province of Zagora), 41 days after her disappearance under mysterious circumstances, recalls Hespress.com. Witnesses are being questioned in order to reach the perpetrator of this crime that is (…)

• French Pundit Zemmour Sparks Outrage with Inflammatory Comments on Migrant Minors
  2 October 2020, by Jérôme

  During the "Face à l’info" program hosted by Christine Kelly, columnist Eric Zemmour described unaccompanied minors as thieves and rapists. In the face of these controversial remarks, an investigation has been opened.
  A new outburst live for the editorialist and writer, Eric Zemmour. On the "Face à l’info" program on the Cnews television channel hosted by Christine Kelly this Wednesday, September 30, the editorialist described unaccompanied minors as "thieves, murderers and rapists". He (…)

• 7-Year-Old’s Viral Video Leads to Stepmother’s Arrest for Child Abuse in Fez
  4 October 2020, by Kamal

  A 25-year-old woman was arrested this week in Fès for endangering the health of her stepdaughter. In a video, the child claims to have been a victim of intentional violence and bodily burns.
  The video of the 7-year-old child, released on Tuesday, caused a strong emotion on social networks. The case was entrusted to the cell for the care of child victims of violence.
  According to the initial elements of the investigation, the stepmother, a 25-year-old woman, had left the family home in (…)

• Far-Right Pundit Zemmour Calls for Crackdown on Unaccompanied Migrant Minors
  5 October 2020, by Jérôme

  A new slip-up by commentator Eric Zemmour, during the "Face à l’info" program on Cnews on September 30th. He openly stated that unaccompanied minors have no place in France, they must be sent back and the rest prevented from coming.
  "Rapists, murderers and thieves" are the terms the commentator Zemmour used to describe isolated immigrants. He also called on France to put pressure on the Moroccan government to put an end to this movement. "It is up to the government not to take the risk (…)

• Outrage in Morocco as Child Murders Spark Calls for Government Action
  5 October 2020, by Jérôme

  The pain of the double murder of little Adnane in Tangier and Naima Arouhi in the city of Zagora is still vivid and arouses a wave of anger and revolt in Morocco. Internet users and associations are mobilizing to make the authorities assume their responsibilities.
  Adnane Bouchouf and Naima Arouhi, two Moroccan children were 10 and 5 years old respectively when they met the tragic end of their short lives. Everywhere in the Kingdom, it is horror and outrage. The most recent case to date is (…)

• Moroccan Clinic Ordered to Pay $100,000 for Medical Error Causing Child’s Disability
  6 October 2020, by Kamal

  The Court of First Instance in Casablanca has ordered a private clinic to pay 1 million dirhams to the parents of a severely disabled child following a medical error.
  The medical expertise, ordered by the investigating judge, revealed a link between the medical fault and the damage suffered by the child. The loss of autonomy was considered total, and the disability will have negative repercussions on the child’s physical and psychological health.
  The facts date back to March 2016, (…)

• Moroccan Journalist Exposes Child Abuse Crisis in New Book on Vulnerable Youth
  10 October 2020, by Ginette

  Journalist and writer Hicham Houdaifa has become the voice of the suffering of abused children in his latest book titled "Childhood in Morocco: Precariousness in Multiple Forms". In this book, he advocates for the issue of protecting and respecting children’s rights to be a national emergency.
  Hicham Houdaïfa states that after working on the situation of impoverished women in his book "The Back of a Woman, the Back of a Mule, the Forgotten Ones of the Deep Morocco, En Toutes Lettres, (…)

• Moroccan Imam Arrested for Alleged Child Exploitation in Treasure-Hunting Ritual
  11 October 2020, by Jérôme

  Suspected of sacrificial rituals in search of treasure, an imam was brought before the Attorney General of the King near the court of Beni Mellal. The obsession with the search for a "zouhri" led him to approach and examine the palms of the students of a school in Khenifra.
  The suspect, the imam of a mosque in the locality of Ait Amri, is suspected of having tried to exploit children in charlatanism and "treasure hunting", reports the daily Assabah, adding that criminal charlatans believe (…)