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Leader of PAM, Main Opposition Party, Resigns, a Première in Moroccan Annals

Ilyas El Omari, Secretary General of Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), the main opposition party in parliament, presented his resignation on the backdrop of protests in northern Morocco and ten days only after a critical speech by the King lambasting political parties and public officials for falling short to fulfil their duties in serving […]

Tunisia: Parliament considers controversial deportation law

Tunisian lawmakers are currently deliberating a controversial draft law that would allow the deportation of “irregular” migrants to their home countries, as tensions rise around anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic conspiracy theories. This proposal comes after the Government claimed to have successfully repatriated over 7,000 migrants “voluntarily” last year. However, human rights groups have voiced concerns, […]

National human rights council deplores slander campaign against rape victims

The National human rights council (CNDH) issued a report on the trial of two journalists Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raisouni in which it deplored the slander campaign that targeted the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs suffered from an “ardent defamation campaign of an unprecedented scale,” said the council, adding that fame or profession were not at stake […]