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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has commended Morocco’s commitment to promoting human rights and strengthening peace, security and stability in the world, hailing the longstanding and strong friendship ties existing between Morocco and the United States and between the royal family and the Clintons. The 42nd President of the United States made the remarks Tuesday […]
The United Kingdom welcomed and expressed its support for the major reforms carried out by Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, which are part of the new Moroccan Development Model (2021-2035) aiming at a more open, inclusive and dynamic Moroccan society and economy, including in the area of human rights. This came in […]
The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), but UN human rights experts have warned that violations committed during the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region must still be investigated if long-term peace is to be achieved. Lawmakers […]
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, has described as “dire” the situation of human rights in Eritrea where the UN official indicates that many youth are facing forced conscription. Nashif, addressing the Human Rights Council, warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign […]
UN experts on Tuesday (31 January) called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian private military contractor Wagner Group and government forces in Mali. This comes just days after the US formally designated (26 January) Russia’s Kremlin-affiliated Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread […]
Some jurists consider controversial the thesis defended by the president of the Mozambican Association of Judges, Carlos Mondlane, that the cases of terrorism in the country should be judged by military courts, arguing these courts created in the past serious transgressions to human rights. Carlos Mondlane responds that the cases of terrorism in Mozambique should […]
Fifteen NGOs have expressed serious concerns over the gross violations of human rights in Algeria and denounced the responsibility of the Algerian army in the deterioration of human rights in the Tindouf camps. In a joint statement released this Monday at the end of a roundtable held at La Maison des Associations in Geneva, NGOS […]
The protection and promotion of human rights are ”constant and irreversible” choices for Morocco, and are reflected in the strengthening of the Kingdom’s adherence to UN human rights mechanisms, stressed Tuesday in Geneva, Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi. Abdellatif Ouahbi made the remarks in a speech in Geneva during the interactive dialogue under the 4th […]
The United States has outlined the measures the government of Zimbabwe can take for Washington to end its sanctions on the country, but warns that confidence building measures are needed for bilateral re-engagement. On 19 October, the US Department of State called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to prosecute former and current regime officials responsible […]
Eritrean troops have been accused of launching a “full-scale offensive” supported by Ethiopian forces, raising international concerns that the reignited war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could quickly escalate. Eritrean and Ethiopian officials have yet to comment on the reports that Eritrea is mass-mobilizing its reserve troops and that Ethiopia has been behind a series of […]