Over 20 thousand Moroccans sign a petition against vaccine pass

“No to vaccinations without a national debate” read a petition launched by human rights and political activists to condemn a recent decision by Morocco to impose vaccine passes on travel and access to public spaces.

The petition published on Wednesday on Avaaz has been signed by more than 20,000 people so far.

The voices of several political figures have been raised against this decision, including the Secretary General of the PPS, Nabil Benabdallah, member of Parliament and Secretary General of the PSU, Nabila Mounib, and leader of the Justice and Development Party, Amina Maelainine, along with pharmacists and researchers in history.

“It is incomprehensible that citizens’ freedom of movement is restricted.” signatories of the petition affirmed.

According to collective members of the petition, this approach exposes millions of Moroccans to the risk of not having access to their jobs or benefiting from administrative services because “they cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (allergies, contraindications to vaccination, …) or for other reasons.”

Reacting to the decision, unvaccinated General Secretary Nabila Mounib held a meeting “to study the government’s decision” adding her party “reserves the right to appeal to the constitutional court to inquire into the constitutionality and legality of this decision and request its annulment.”

“It is an approach that would expose millions of Moroccans to anxiety and inconvenience,” mentioned the petition criticizing the lack of communication on the part of the government.

Demanding the government to reconsider the decision of imposed the pass, considered as a move that divides between vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens.

Until now, a total of 866,326 people received the 3rd dose that has just been available on the territory.

However, to those who signed the petition this does not give the government any right to deprive anti-vaccine Moroccans from their “freedom of choice.”