Country: Morocco
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Morocco – Decriminalising drug use to relieve prison overcrowding and provide better support for users
In Morocco, drug use is still governed by a law dating back to 1974: Dahir No. 1-73-282. Article 8 punishes the use of any substance or plant classified as a narcotic. It provides for a sentence of 2 months’ to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 500 to 5,000 dirhams (around USD 50 to…
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The Euro-Mediterranean region: an area of interdependence and shared struggles for human rights and the rule of law
En 2018, ASF a pris la décision de créer un hub régional dans la région Euro-Méditerranée, basé à Tunis, dans le but de mutualiser les moyens et de renforcer et harmoniser son action dans la région. L’aspect novateur du bureau régional est d’assumer pleinement les liens historiques, économiques, politiques et culturels qui existent entre les…
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What’s new with Justice ExPEERience?
Justice ExPEERience was launched in 2021 by Avocats Sans Frontières. Today, the network brings together over 800 members working in the fields of human rights defense, access to justice and the fight for social justice in some 50 countries.
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ASF’s annual report is available!
ASF has just published its 2023 annual report. In it, the organisation discusses the many challenges it faces at a time when authoritarianism is on the rise and the principles of human rights and the rule of law are being attacked throughout the world. In the face of these challenges, ASF is adapting and adapting…
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ADELA: Promoting access to justice for vulnerable individuals and groups in Morocco
Funding : European Union Duration : 30 months (2023 > 2026)
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Strategic support for civil society
Funding : European UnionDuration : 4 years (2023 > 2027)
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Strengthening the role of civil society in the reform of the criminal justice system in Morocco
Funding : European UnionDuration : 30 months (2023 > 2025)
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Defending the defence: The lawyer faced with the peril of repression
Legal proceedings, harassment, intimidation, deprivation of liberty, and sometimes direct physical harm. Throughtout the world, lawyers working on behalf of human rights, civil society or vulnerable groups are threatened and attacked simply for doing their job. This is the reality that we and our partners have to face wherever we operate. Our teams report repeated…