Morocco
Alarming Rise in Child Marriages in Morocco Despite Legal Ban
Child marriage is taking on alarming proportions in Morocco. In 2021, 19,000 cases were recorded, compared to 12,000 the previous year.
Topic
Rights and Justice
France
French Court Weighs Police Identity Checks Amid Discrimination Claims
Seized by several NGOs who denounce identity checks by the police, which they consider "discriminatory", the Council of State ruled on this very sensitive issue on Friday.
Morocco
Fez Officials Under Investigation for Car Auction Fraud Scheme
In Fez, a deputy, elected officials and civil servants find themselves in the sights of justice, for fraud in an auction sale of cars seized at the municipal pound after revelations to the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of the city.
Morocco
Prominent Moroccan Surgeon Weeps During Human Trafficking Trial
As he was following the interrogation of one of the defendants during the last hearing of his trial before the Casablanca Court of Appeal, the famous plastic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Tazi , owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, human trafficking, abuse of weakness and fraud, broke down in tears.
Morocco
Rabat School Faces Legal Threat Over Teacher's Sexual Misconduct Case
Considering that the dismissal of the Franco-Algerian teacher accused of having "maintained a sexual relationship" with his 14-year-old student at the time of the facts was not enough, an association threatens to take legal action against the Lycée Descartes in Rabat if it does not take its responsibilities.
Morocco
Algeria Withholds Body of Moroccan Jet Skier Killed in Border Incident
A month after the murder by the Algerian coast guards of his son, lost on a jet ski in the Algerian maritime space near the Saïdia resort, the family of Adbelali Mchiouer demands justice, truth and the return of the body.
France
French Authorities Attempt to Deport Moroccans to Caribbean Island, Sparking Legal Battle
Two Moroccans appeared in late July before the Créteil judicial court for refusing to board the plane at Orly that was to return them to Barbados in the Caribbean, after they were denied entry into France.
France
French Court Upholds Ban on Abayas in Schools, Rejecting Legal Challenge
The French Council of State has just rejected a request to suspend the circular of the Ministry of National Education banning the wearing of the abaya in schools from the start of this school year.
Morocco
Jailed Plastic Surgeon Dr. Hassan Tazi May Be Released as Evidence Weakens
The famous plastic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Tazi , owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, human trafficking, abuse of weakness and fraud, could soon be released from prison. This is the door opened by the hearing of a witness but also the non-consideration of a certain number of reports, considered null and void.
France
Moroccan Man Freed in Major Cannabis Trafficking Case, Awaits Trial
The indictment chamber of the Rennes Court of Appeal agreed to release a Moroccan man suspected of participating in the importation of two tons of cannabis from Morocco.
Morocco
Moroccan MP on Trial for Corruption and Document Falsification in Nador Scandal
Mohamed Aberchane, the Ittihadi MP from Nador, is being prosecuted for corruption, falsification of official documents and mismanagement of the commune of Iaazanene.
Morocco
Morocco's Justice Minister Calls for Women's Restrooms in Courthouses, Citing Detainee Needs
The Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi , expressed outrage at the lack of women’s toilets in courthouses, which he says is a "real problem" for female detainees.