Mustapha Ramid

Articles

• Moroccan Minister Hints at Possible Royal Pardon for Hirak Protest Leaders
  17 April 2019, by Kamal

  Mustapha Ramid sees a favorable turn in the case of Nasser Zefzafi and the other co-detainees of the Hirak. Is he alluding to a pardon from King Mohammed VI?
  "I don’t believe that Nasser Zefzafi will spend 20 years in prison," said the Minister of State in charge of Human Rights, during the "Confidences de Presse" program on Sunday evening on the second Moroccan channel, reports 2M.ma.
  Answering the questions of the guests of Abdellah Tourabi, the host of the show, Mustapha Ramid showed (…)

• Morocco Unveils National Report on Racial Discrimination Efforts to Parliament
  3 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  The National Report on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination brought together this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the House of Representatives, the Ministry of State, in charge of Human Rights and the Commission of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights.
  This meeting aimed to present the draft National Report in connection with the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial (…)

• Moroccan Minister: State Should Not Interfere in Private Sexual or Religious Practices
  4 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  On this occasion, the Minister of State in charge of human rights addressed three essential issues, reports Assabah. Addressing consensual sexual relations between a man and a woman, Mustapha Ramid asserts that the State has no right to break into the private space, spy and break down the doors of adults to transgress their intimacy.
  "Breaking the fast during the day is also a private matter. Everyone has the right to practice their beliefs as they wish, provided they do it in a closed (…)

• Moroccan MPs Blast Ministers’ Chronic Absenteeism in Parliament
  28 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The opposition deputies are dissatisfied with the members of El Othmani’s government. And for good reason, the absenteeism of which they have become accustomed.
  "We consider this to be an offense and a targeting of this institution, especially since this is not the first time it has happened," fumed Noureddine Mediane, president of the Istiqlal group, at the opening of the session.
  At the origin of his discontent, the absenteeism of the ministers, on Monday, December 23, at a session of (…)

• Morocco to Adopt Amazigh New Year as National Holiday, Minister Announces
  7 January 2020, by Kamal

  The Minister of State, in charge of Human Rights and Relations with Parliament, has just announced the imminent adoption of January 13 as a national, non-working and paid holiday, to celebrate the Amazigh New Year.
  During the oral question session held on Monday at the House of Representatives, Mustapha Ramid stated that the Berber New Year is a priority for all the components of the Moroccan Government.
  A decision will be made at the right time, given the importance that the Berber (…)

• Moroccan Party Leader Calls for Ministers’ Resignation Over Social Security Scandal
  3 July 2020, by Prince

  The Secretary General of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi, is demanding the resignation of two ministers who "forgot" to declare their employees to the National Social Security Fund (CNSS). They are Mohamed Amekraz, Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, and Mustapha Ramid, Minister of State in charge of Human Rights and Relations with Parliament.
  "Non-declaration to the CNSS constitutes tax evasion and misappropriation of public funds," (…)

• Moroccan Minister Denies Rumors of Nightclub Visit in Rabat
  18 June 2019, by Said

  The rumors that State Minister Mustapha Ramid was recently seen in a nightclub in an upscale neighborhood of Rabat are false.
  He himself denied the news. It was in a message posted on his Facebook account, a communication channel widely used by the Islamist Minister. He often shares his good and, especially, his bad points there.
  Ramid was reacting to information from the Barlamane website and spoke of false allegations about his alleged presence in a nightclub in Hay Riyad where "there (…)

• Morocco’s King Considers Pardoning Hirak Protesters Ahead of Eid Al Adha
  8 June 2019, by Said

  The detainees of the Hirak of the Rif, but also those of Jerada, could soon be pardoned by King Mohammed VI. This is at least the wish of several politicians, including Mustapha Ramid.
  On his Facebook page, the State Minister went on to comment to react to the royal pardon granted to several detainees of the Hirak of Al Hoceima and Jerada, expressing the wish of the same initiative for the next Eid Al Adha holiday, scheduled for next August. "It is the Moroccan wisdom that intervenes from (…)

• Moroccan Minister Compares France to Taliban Over Women’s Dress Restrictions
  12 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  "France is the other face of the Taliban. [...] Both want to impose certain clothing on women, which is a violation of freedoms."
  This is how Mustapha Ramid, Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament, expressed himself in the House of Representatives during the examination of the budget of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), recorded in the 2020 Finance Bill.
  For him, "the expression of individual freedom is subject to the dominant system of values." (…)

• Moroccan Human Rights Minister Undergoes Successful Kidney Surgery, Resigns
  27 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  Mustapha Ramid, Minister of State in charge of Human Rights and Relations with Parliament, underwent a successful kidney surgery on Saturday, February 27, at the Mohammed VI International University Hospital in Casablanca.
  Mustapha Ramid was admitted to the Mohammed VI International University Hospital in Casablanca where he was successfully operated on, reports Le360. This is the third surgical operation the minister has undergone. Two years ago, he had undergone "heavy" stomach surgery. (…)