Morocco

Alkarama received a report from the lawyer of Mr. Mohamed Ziane — former Minister of Human Rights, former President of the Rabat Bar Association, and founder and leader of the Moroccan Liberal Party — who has been detained for nearly 30 months in Arjate prison. The report confirms that Mr. Ziane has filed a cassation appeal against Decision No. 8 issued by the Financial Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Rabat Court of Appeal on May 7, 2025, which sentenced him to three years of effective imprisonment.

In the context of the procedure known as the "List of Issues to Address" before the submission of the Kingdom of Morocco’s report to the Human Rights Committee, Alkarama submitted a contribution to UN experts on April 28, 2025, highlighting the persistent violations of the State Party's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (

The Moroccan authorities have proceeded with the release of Belgian-Moroccan detainee Abdelkader Belliraj, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, pursuant to a royal pardon granted on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, after seventeen years of detention.