The U.S. Department of State hosted a dialogue with Morocco on human rights issues on Wednesday, the tenth in a decade.
“Morocco is a close partner of the United States, and we regularly engage on a variety of issues, including how we can work together to advance King Mohammed VI’s reform agenda,” according to the U.S. Department of State’s press release.
This talk included subjects related to human rights, including freedoms of expression and association, criminal justice reforms, women’s rights, and gender equality, as well as government transparency.
The last talk was held in 2016, whereby the U.S recognized the positive steps that Morocco took to strengthen its respect for human rights, including improvements in some prison conditions, a reduction in allegations of torture, and the passage of a new press code.
In its latest human rights report on Human Rights in Morocco of March 2020, the U.S. Department of State criticized several practices taking place in the country, including defamation campaigns during the pandemic, freedom of speech, discrimination and societal abuses.
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