Articles for Morocco

Morocco: Abdelrahim Lajouli, abducted from his home in Casablanca

On 30 March 2010, 21 year-old Abdelrahim Lahjouli, a resident of Casablanca, was abducted from his home by anonymous gang of six individuals who presented themselves as police officers. Following his abduction he was taken to an unknown destination and has since disappeared.

Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) on 8 April 2010 requesting their intervention with the Moroccan authorities.

11 Apr 2010

Morocco: Otman Babi reappears before judge at Rabat's Court of Appeals

Otman Babi, who was disappeared by security services officers after his arrest on 10 March 2010, has reappeared after being transferred to Salé and then appeared before the Investigating Judge at Rabat's Court of Appeals on 22 March 2010.

On 22 March 2010, Alkarama submitted Otman Babi's case as an urgent appeal to the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) requesting its intervention with the Moroccan authorities.

26 Mar 2010

Morocco: Imminent risk of forced return of three Algerians to their country of origin

20 Oct 2009

Morocco: Abdelkarim Azzou, tortured in Ait Melloul prison

While studying in his home in Agadir, Abdelkarim Azzou was arrested on 21 June 2003 by police and security services. He was forcibly arrested by four officers dressed in civilian clothing who took him into custody without providing a warrant. His family was only able to re-establish contact with him a month later.

29 Sep 2009

Morocco: Mr Britel, Italian victim of “extraordinary rendition” still detained

On 25 June 2009 Alkarama and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the UN Special Rapporteur to investigate the case of Abou Al Kassim Britel, an Italian citizen victim of the illegal CIA "extraordinary rendition".

09 Jul 2009

Morocco: Italian "Extraordinary Rendition" Victim Still Held In Morocco Based On Tortured Confession

Human rights groups today asked two U.N. Special Rapporteurs to investigate the case of Abou Elkassim Britel, an Italian citizen and victim of the CIA's unlawful "extraordinary rendition" program who is currently held in a Moroccan prison based on a confession coerced from him through torture. The American Civil Liberties Union and Alkarama for Human Rights requested that the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and the U.N.

25 Jun 2009

Morocco: Mobilization around the International Convention against enforced disappearance

Since the beginning of March 2009, and in the context of the international campaign for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance , the FEMED (Euro-Med Federation against Enforced Disappearance), the ICAED (International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearance), Aim for Human Rights, the AMDH (Association Marocaine des Droits Humains - Moroccan Association for Human Rights), the OMDH (Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains - Moroccan Organization for Human Rights), the FMVJ (Forum Marocai

18 Mar 2009