The Tunisian national dialogue quartet, a coalition of civil society organizations, has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its key role in helping the country’s transition to democracy and building a pluralistic society. The quartet is made up of four key organizations in Tunisian civil society: the Tunisian General Labour Union, the Tunisian […]
Morocco has won international recognition for its steady efforts to eradicate torture domestically and internationally. Morocco ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) in 1993 and deposited its ratification instruments in 2014. The North African country has also launched a national preventive mechanism against torture (NPM). […]
The Spanish congress of Deputies (lower house of Parliament) gave its green light on Wednesday to an agreement for the irrevocable donation of the Tangier Cervantes Grand Theatre to Morocco. Under this agreement, adopted in February by the Spanish Council of ministers, Morocco undertakes to restore the building in its entirety, while respecting the original […]
