Human rights process in Morocco confronted to serious tests in 2002, Arab human rights organization
Morocco-Regional, Culture, 7/3/2003

The process of human rights and liberties consolidation in Morocco was confronted to serious tests in 2002 and the first 6 months of 2003, says the Arab Human Rights Organization in its annual report made public last week.

The most important tests, notes the report, consist in preserving democratic assets achieved over the past years and measuring the evolution of public liberties and the success of the experience of alternation which brought for the same to government in Morocco parties from the opposition.

The organization pointed out to the case of illegal immigration victims whose number is estimated at 4,000 persons since 1997. It also cites the Moroccan parliament's adoption of the anti-terrorist law, underscoring that it caused controversies because it enlarged the scope of infractions and sanctions in this regard.

Evoking the treatment of prisoners and detainees, the report deplores the "bad conditions" prevailing in Moroccan prisons, notably due to overpopulation.

As for the press freedom, the Arab human rights body said it has widened recently underlining that the Moroccan press raises several issues including the dangers to which Moroccan illegal immigrants are confronted and the repercussions of corruption on economy.

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