Mauritania: Parliament adopts a law relaxing creation of associations in the country

No more prior administrative authorization is required to create associations in Mauritania as was the case since 1964. A declaration of creation is now sufficient. The former regime was considered by human rights organizations to be liberticidal, as it served as a pretext for the authorities to repress the leaders of unrecognized associations. Mauritania has […]

Tourist Arrivals in Morocco at 8.28 Million up to September

Tourist arrivals in Morocco up to September 2017 have grown 9% compared to the same period last year to stand at 8.28 million tourists, the tourism ministry said. International tourist arrivals rose 13.2% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland jumped 5.2%, the Ministry said in its latest statistics covering the January-September 2017 period. Arrivals […]

Morocco’s migration, asylum policies hailed in Geneva

Morocco’s migration and asylum policies were welcomed by most speakers at the 36th Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. On the occasion of the review of the second periodic report on the implementation of the international convention on the subject, the Committee’s rapporteurs interacted with […]