Morocco: New Draft Law on Alternative Sentencing Proposed
On June 9, 2023, the Moroccan Cabinet approved Draft Law No. 43.22 and referred the bill to Parliament in the same month. It is currently under the parliamentary review and deliberation. The bill aims to reduce the number of prisoners in the Morocco’s overcrowded prisons.Content of Draft Law No. 43.22The alternative penalties cited under the … Continue reading “Morocco: New Draft Law on Alternative…
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Sadek, George
Date:2023-11-05
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Morocco: New Draft Law on the Higher Institute for the Judiciary Approved
On April 13, 2023, Morocco’s Government Council, chaired by the Head of Government, approved Draft Law No. 37.22 on the Higher Institute for the Judiciary, which is intended to review the judiciary’s organizational framework in support of recent transformations of the justice system and to address some of the challenges related to upgrading the judicial … Continue reading “Morocco: New Draft Law on the…
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Sadek, George
Date:2023-05-16
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Kuwait and Iraq: Ministries of Interior Issue Warnings about Penalties against Persons Eating and Drinking in Public during Ramadan
On March 22, 2023, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (homeland security) issued a statement banning eating and drinking in public during the day in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The statement also warns that any individual who violates the ministry’s instructions will be punished according to the Iraqi Penal Code.According to article 240 of … Continue reading “Kuwait and Iraq: Ministries of Interior…
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Sadek, George
Date:2023-04-05
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Morocco: Government Decides to Ease Restrictions Aimed at Curbing Spread of COVID-19
(June 24, 2020) On June 9, 2020, the prime minister of Morocco, Saadeddine El Otmani, announced that the country would start easing restrictions that had been put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The prime minister stated that he would lift all restrictions completely by July 10, 2020. Morocco has been […]
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Sadek, George
Date:2020-06-24
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Morocco: Draft Law Introduced to Protect Whistle-Blowers in Corruption Cases
(Oct. 8, 2019) On February 15, 2019, the Moroccan Minister of Administration and Public Service announced the introduction of a new draft law to protect whistle-blowers. The draft law is intended to fulfill Morocco’s commitment as a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption to enact relevant domestic laws, in this case by protecting […]
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Sadek, George
Date:2019-10-08
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Morocco: New Law Establishes Processes for Individuals to Challenge Constitutionality of Laws
(Apr. 25, 2018) On February 6, 2018, Morocco’s Parliament approved, in accordance with article 133 of the 2011 Moroccan Constitution, Law No. 15.86 Concerning the Determination of the Conditions and Modalities of Raising the Issue of Unconstitutionality of a Law. (Law No. 15.86 Concerning the Determination of the Conditions and Modalities of Raising the Issue […]
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Saliba, Issam
Date:2018-04-25
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Morocco: Law Aimed at Protecting Domestic Workers Adopted
(Apr. 20, 2017) On August 10, 2016, the King of Morocco issued a decree approving the Law on Fixing the Conditions of Employing and Employment of Female and Male Domestic Workers. The Law will come into effect, pursuant to its article 27, “one year after the necessary texts needed for its implementation have been published […]
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Saliba, Issam
Date:2017-04-20
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Morocco: Controversial Arrest of Two Teenagers for Kissing
(Nov. 11, 2016) Two female teenagers, aged 16 and 17, are going on trial for homosexual activity after they were seen kissing and hugging last week in the Moroccan city of Marrakech; they were reportedly held for several days in an adult prison, rather than a juvenile facility. The Moroccan Association of Human Rights has […]
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Johnson, Constance
Date:2016-11-11
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Morocco: Bill to Amend Counterterrorism Law
(Feb. 13, 2015) On January 26, 2015, the House of Deputies in Morocco approved a draft law that amends the country’s anti-terrorism law, with 102 votes for, none against, and 47 abstentions. The legislation amends certain provisions of the Penal Code and of the Code of Criminal Procedure to criminalize the act of joining a […]
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Saliba, Issam
Date:2015-02-13
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Morocco: Human Rights Activist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
(Dec. 4, 2014) On November 27, 2014, the appellate court in the city of Agadir, Morocco, sentenced the Western Saharan rights activist Abdelkhalik el-Markhi to four years in prison. The sentence came on the opening day of the World Forum for Human Rights in Morocco. (Four Years of Imprisonment for the Sahraoui Rights Activist “Abdelkhalik […]
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Saliba, Issam
Date:2014-12-04
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Morocco: Rape Law Amendment Considered
(Jan. 15, 2014) On January 9, 2014, Morocco’s parliamentary Justice and Human Rights Commission proposed amending the country’s law on abduction and rape. (Addison Morris, Morocco Considers Amending Rape Law, PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST (Jan. 10, 2014).) The revision would affect article 475 of the Penal Code; that article currently makes it possible for people to […]
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Johnson, Constance
Date:2014-01-15
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Morocco: New Law to Allow Prime Minister to Select Political Appointees
(May 10, 2012) On May 8, 2012, the Moroccan Parliament approved a new law that grants the Prime Minister the right to hire the vast majority of public officials in the kingdom. Under the new law, the Prime Minister has the right to select 1,181 political appointees, while 48 appointments are reserved for the King. […]
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Sadek, George
Date:2012-05-10
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Morocco: New Constitution Drafted
(June 29, 2011) On June 17, 2011, the King of Morocco outlined the changes offered in a new constitution that will be voted on in a referendum scheduled for July 1, 2011. The King identified ten areas of change touted as making the new constitution a “decisive historical turn” in the road for building a […]
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Saliba, Issam
Date:2011-06-29
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Morocco: Court Approves Seizure of Newspapers Evaluating King’s Performance
(Aug. 20, 2009) On August 4, 2009, the Ministry of Internal Security of Morocco confiscated two weekly newspapers, TELQUEL and NICHANE, for publishing opinion polls about the King of Morocco that included questions about his performance over the past ten years. Moroccan authorities confiscated the newspapers without further explanation and destroyed 100,000 copies of both […]
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Sadek, George
Date:2009-08-20
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Morocco: Judgment Against Former Guantanamo Detainee
(Mar. 12, 2009) On February 5, 2009, the Criminal Chamber of the Appellate Court of Sala, a suburb of Rabat, Morocco, has confirmed the judgment issued on May 1, 2008, by a lower court against Said Al-boujaida, a former Moroccan detainee at Guantanamo, in which he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. This judgment is […]
