A delegation comprising 14 permanent representatives to the United Nations Office in Geneva undertook this week a tour of the Southern Provinces of Morocco. On this occasion, they bear witness to the distinctive development of this part of Moroccan territory. The visit of these ambassadors to the southern provinces highlights Morocco’s determination to showcase its […]
According to the “gender” survey of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the position of women has deteriorated throughout the region of North Africa and Middle East since the onset of the Arab Spring. Out of 22 survey countries, three – Egypt, Yemen and Syria – found themselves at the bottom of the ranking despite being involved […]
Amnesty International had denounced the continued restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and religion. In its annual report 2016-17 on the state of human rights in the world, AI decried the prosecution in Algeria of peaceful critics, including human rights defenders, in unfair trials, and the forced […]
