Morocco
Moroccan Woman Killed by Algerian Navy in Border Shooting, Rights Group Reports
A young Moroccan woman was killed, in the night from Friday to Saturday last, by the Algerian navy at the border area with Morocco.
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Moroccan Association for Human Rights
France
Moroccan Activists Protest EU Visa Restrictions, Alleging Discrimination
Demonstration on Tuesday in front of the headquarters of the European Union (EU) delegation in Rabat. Several leaders of human rights defense associations protested against restrictions on Schengen visas , especially from France.
Morocco
Amnesty International Demands Release of Moroccan Activist Jailed for Social Media Posts
Imprisoned for criticizing the Moroccan authorities on YouTube and Facebook, human rights activist Rida Benotmane is supported by Amnesty International, which calls for his immediate release and the dropping of all charges against him.
Spain
Migrant Clash at Melilla Border Leaves Two Moroccan Police Dead, Multiple Casualties
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) of Nador has announced the death of two Moroccan police officers during the recent assault of migrants at the Melilla border.
Morocco
Moroccan Lawyers Seek to Appeal Death Sentence of National in Pro-Russian Donbass Court
A collective of Moroccan lawyers is mobilizing to go to Donetsk, in order to follow the appeal trial of Brahim Saadoun, sentenced to death on June 9 by the pro-Russian separatists in Donbass.
Spain
Morocco Accused of Mass Arrests and Forced Relocations of Sub-Saharan Migrants
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) denounced on Saturday the mass arrests of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco, near the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
Morocco
Morocco Expels Sub-Saharan Migrants Near Spanish Border, Sparking Outcry
The arrests and expulsions of sub-Saharan migrants living or working in Tangier, near the Ceuta border, have intensified over the past two weeks following Spain’s change of position on the Sahara. The migrants denounce this "unacceptable" attitude of the Moroccan authorities.
Morocco
Moroccan Human Rights Group Reports Sharp Decline in Press Freedom
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) once again criticizes Morocco in the field of freedom of expression. In its annual report on public freedoms, the association claims that the kingdom has experienced an "unprecedented regression" in terms of freedom of expression and the press in 2021.
Morocco
Moroccan Rights Group Slams Government's COVID Measures, Citing Freedom Violations
The central office of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) has once again reacted to the regression of human rights in the kingdom, calling for the lifting of the state of emergency, with the need to set a deadline.
Spain
Moroccan Minors Denied Shelter, Arrested in Melilla New Year's Incident
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) denounces the "inhuman and illegal" treatment inflicted on about thirty Moroccan minors residing at the reception center in Melilla on the night of December 31, 2021 and the arrest of some of them. These Moroccan minors were denied access to the shelter and had to demonstrate for two days.
Morocco
Moroccan Women's Groups Demand Justice in University Sex-for-Grades Scandal
The Federation of the League of Women’s Rights has decided to follow the trial of the five professors from the Faculty of Legal Sciences in Settat involved in the "sex for good grades" case. For its part, the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) has called for the investigation to be extended to the dean of this faculty, swept away by this affair.
Morocco
Moroccan Rights Group Challenges Health Pass Mandate in Supreme Court
The Court of Cassation has been seized by a complaint from the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) to revoke the decision to impose the health pass in public spaces.