Homeless Migrants in Morocco Face Double Crisis Amid Pandemic Restrictions

While waiting for the authorities to look into the case of these homeless people who have to face the harshness of the weather, illness, precariousness and at the same time the restrictive measures caused by the coronavirus, the members of the Moroccan Commission for Justice and Human Rights are trying, through various donations, to bring them a little comfort. Hasnaa Hajib is the head of social rights within the Commission. Quoted by Lactu24, she spoke of the ordeal these people are going through and how the organization is fighting to try to find a roof for these people who, for the most part, have no one to turn to.

Given that confinement remains the best way to fight the pandemic, "those who have a home are doing well, while for the homeless, it remains difficult, even impossible," she said, specifying that since March 22, the commission has managed to "house 150 homeless Moroccans, with 150 others, mainly children, who are waiting to have a roof over their heads."

As for the sub-Saharans, there are still about 600 to 700 of them on the streets. "A human disaster," according to Hasna Hajib, who specifies that not only "they have nothing to eat, nor to cover themselves, but most of them suffer from illnesses." According to her, this segment of the population deserves the attention of the authorities, because "if a case of contamination is detected among them, Morocco will find itself facing a mobile focus of the covid-19 pandemic."

Faced with the impending disaster, the commission has decided to proceed with the distribution of food, protective masks, and gels, in order to encourage these homeless people to "at least respect the barrier gestures." But in the current circumstances and given the number of homeless people, the commission finds itself lacking in products to share. The head of social rights appeals to the solidarity of bakers, dairy, water, and mask merchants, for the survival of these people who live in "disastrous conditions." She invites them to come to the field, to see for themselves the seriousness of the situation.