November 15

• Morocco: Report Uncovers Abuse, Weak Enforcement of Child Labor Laws [press release]

  Girls as young as 8 endure physical abuse and work long hours for little pay as domestic workers in Morocco. Read more »

October 22

• Morocco: Restore AFP Reporter's Accreditation - New Move Against International Media Two Years After Al Jazeera Banned [press release]

  Moroccan authorities should restore the accreditation of Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist Omar Brouksy and stop retaliating against foreign media for what they report. On... Read more »

September 17

• Morocco: Contested Confessions Used to Imprison Protesters [press release]

  A Moroccan court on September 12, 2012, sentenced five activists of the pro-reform February 20 Movement to prison terms, and one to a suspended term, for assaulting and insulting... Read more »

May 21

• Egypt: Comments On the EBDR's Technical Assessments for Country, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia [press release]

  Human Rights Watch takes this opportunity to comment on the EBRD's technical assessments for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. Below, we highlight omissions and developments... Read more »

May 15

• Morocco: No Action On Police Beating of Rights Worker [press release]

  The failure of Moroccan authorities to follow through on investigating the beating by police of a Human Rights Watch research assistant is a case study of impunity for police... Read more »

May 12

• Morocco: Prison for Rapper Who Criticized Police

  The sentencing of a rapper on May 11, 2012 to one year in prison for "insulting the police" shows the gap between the strong free-expression language in Morocco's 2011 constitution... Read more »

April 18

• Morocco: Drop Charges Against Detained Rapper [press release]

  Moroccan authorities should drop charges and release a rapper who has spent three weeks in pretrial detention on charges that he insulted the police in his songs and a video set to... Read more »

April 16

• Morocco: Letter to Ambassadors of UN Security Council Members in Favor of Enlarging the Minurso Mandate [document]

  Your Excellency: Read more »

March 25

• Morocco: Rights Group Condemns Forced Marriage After Teenager's Suicide [press release]

  Morocco should enact a meaningful law on domestic violence and repeal the penal code provision that in practice has allowed men accused of raping or having sex with minors to avoid... Read more »

March 2

• Morocco: Letter to Marrakesh Crown Prosecutor Regarding the Case of Police Officer Mohamed Kherbouche [document]

  \Abdelilah al-Mestari Read more »

February 24

• Morocco: U.S./Morocco - Clinton Should Urge Legal Reform - Rights-Friendly New Constitution Requires Revision of Repressive Speech Laws [press release]

  US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should urge Morocco's new chief of government Abdelilah Benkirane to lead the process of revising laws that impose prison terms for... Read more »

February 20

• Morocco: Drop Prosecutions Over Vote Boycott, Rights Group Urges [press release]

  Morocco is prosecuting activists who campaigned peacefully for a boycott of elections held three months ago, Human Rights Watch said today. These prosecutions contradict statements... Read more »

February 13

• Morocco: Press Code Undermines Constitutional Free Speech Guarantees [press release]

  Morocco should stop banning publications on the grounds that they "harm Islam," Human Rights Watch said, in a letter today to Communication Minister Mustapha Khalfi. Read more »

• Morocco: Letter to Minister of Communication Regarding Magazine Ban [press release]

  Mustapha Khalfi Read more »

January 24

• Morocco: Repression Undercuts Reform Pledges [press release]

  Morocco's new government should overhaul repressive domestic laws, curb police violence, and enhance judicial independence if it is to realize the human rights promises contained... Read more »

December 6, 2011

• Morocco: Free Popular Columnist, Rights Group Urges [press release]

  Moroccan authorities should void the conviction of a journalist who is serving a one-year term for "gravely offending" public officials and disparaging the courts, Human Rights... Read more »

November 24, 2011

• Morocco: Police Question Over 100 Before Parliamentary Vote

  Moroccan authorities should stop harassing people campaigning to boycott the November 25, 2011 parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Since October 20, police... Read more »

July 12, 2011

• Morocco: Police Violence a Test for Revised Constitution [press release]

  The constitutional revisions approved in the July 1, 2011 referendum can significantly advance Moroccans' rights, but only if authorities use these new constitutional principles to... Read more »

April 29, 2011

• Morocco: Marrakesh Bombing - King Orders Inquiry [press release]

  The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »

April 26, 2011

• Morocco: Free Or Re-Try Champion Boxer [press release]

  Moroccan authorities should free or grant a new and fair trial to Sidi Zakaria Moumni, a champion boxer, Human Rights Watch said today. A Rabat court of appeal convicted Moumni of... Read more »

April 9, 2011

• Morocco: Rights Group Criticizes Trial of Sahrawi Activists [press release]

  Three Western Sahara activists have been in pretrial detention for 18 months, with numerous delays in their trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »

April 5, 2011

• Morocco: Restore Accreditation to Al Jazeera [press release]

  Sahara Conflict Coverage Key Factor in Effort to Silence Selected Media. Read more »

March 21, 2011

• Morocco: Thousands Demonstrate Peacefully [press release]

  Moroccan authorities allowed peaceful, pro-reform demonstrations to take place in cities across the country on March 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »

February 21, 2011

• Morocco: Thousands March for Reform [press release]

  Thousands of Moroccans in cities across the country demonstrated in favor of political reform on February 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Mostly peaceful demonstrations... Read more »