Country: Morocco
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ASF in Morocco
Context The Arab springs have been the source of major changes in the southern Mediterranean region, but Morocco did not experience social movements on the scale of those that emerged in Tunisia or Algeria in the early 2010s. Despite this, Morocco adopted a new – and more liberal – constitution in 2011 and encouraging legislative…
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“Justice for All” legal clinic: a first in Morocco
For the past few weeks, students of Law Faculty of Mohammedia have been informing vulnerable people about their rights and providing them with legal advice. Women who have been victims of violence, children in conflict with the law, migrants, and refugees are welcomed at the “Justice for All” legal clinic, a social and educational initiative…
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Mansouri trial: adultery case or judicial harassment?
Rabat/Brussels – Hicham Mansouri, the Moroccan human rights activist, will be released on 17 January, having previously been sentenced to a 10-month prison term and a fine of 20,000 dirhams for the offence of complicity in adultery. ASF is concerned about the judicial harassment of those who support freedom of speech. With the release of…
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The Kalima project: Defending freedom of expression
Rabat (Morocco) – Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) launches its training and awareness-raising programme as part of the project for the promotion of freedom of expression and the protection of persons such as journalists and bloggers. This project, known as Kalima, is taking place in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, in a region which is undergoing a…