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31 May 2019
MOROCCO
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2005
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Title:
Maroc. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
Title:
Morocco. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 May 2019
Accessed Date:
27 May 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Morocco: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Version 1.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Morocco/Western Sahara. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco/Western Sahara. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
9 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
30 May 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/2: Morocco
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/MAR/1
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
Accessed Date:
5 July 2018
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Morocco. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
27 May 2019
Title:
Country Diagnostic : Morocco
Source:
Identification for Development; World Bank Group
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Code de la nationalité marocaine, version consolidée en date du 26 octobre 2011
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; family law; legislation; marriage; nationality; political activities
Title:
The procedure for issuing a birth certificate and the information on the certificate
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2007
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Dahir n-1-07-149 du 19 kaada 1428 portant promulgation de la loi n-35-06 instituant la carte nationale d'identité électronique. (B.O. n-5584 du 6 décembre 2007)
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Dahir n° 1-02-239 du 25 rejeb 1423 (3 octobre 2002) portant promulgation de la loi n° 37-99 relative à l'état civil
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Kingdom of Morocco. Election for Majlis Al-Nuwab (Moroccan Chamber of Representatives) of 7 October 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Observation of the parliamentary elections in Morocco (7 October 2016)
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
30 November 2016
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Morocco.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Morocco
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
8 January 2019
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Honour crimes, including frequency; government protection for victims (2011-March 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2013
Accessed Date:
28 May 2014
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage
Title:
Application of adultery laws, in particular, of Article 490 of the Penal Code and of the articles that follow it; treatment by family members and in-laws of people who commit adultery (2010-August 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2013
Accessed Date:
28 May 2014
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; gender equality; honour crimes; human rights activists; legal system; legislation; marriage; statistics
Title:
Morocco. Understanding Masculinities : Results From The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (Images) – Middle East and North Africa .
Source:
Promundo; UN Women
Author:
Shereen El Feki et al.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2018
Title:
Maroc: État des lieux sur les violences à l'égard des femmes
Date of Document:
7 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Morocco: New Violence Against Women Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 February 2018
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Dahir n° 1-18-19 du 5 joumada II 1439 (22 février 2018) portant promulgation de la loi n° 103-13 relative à la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Maroc : Les mariages forcés au Maroc
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 February 2017
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Source:
National Sexual Rights Law and Policy Database
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities, including treatment by the authorities and society; the application of Article 489 of the Penal Code and cases with convictions for homosexuality; state protection and support services (2010-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 October 2013
Accessed Date:
28 May 2014
Keywords:
crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legal system; legislation; sexual minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Morocco. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
27 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. Situation of LGBT Persons. Report based on interviews in Morocco 9 to 18 October 2016.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Morocco: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2018
Title:
Morocco. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Rabat
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
26 June 2018
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
26 April 2019
Accessed Date:
27 May 2019
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Morocco. Risk of Double Jeopardy in Morocco. Report based on interviews in Morocco 9 to 18 October 2016.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Reform the Criminal Justice System in Morocco: Strengthen pre-trial rights, guarantees and procedures.
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Recourse available to victims of police abuse, including accessibility and effectiveness; whether a person must file a complaint in the area where the abuse occurred; treatment of victims of police abuse who report the abuse and protection provided ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 September 2013
Accessed Date:
28 May 2014
Keywords:
police/security forces complaints
Title:
Morocco / Western Sahara: the use of torture to incriminate citizens with differing views
Source:
Federacion de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos
Date of Document:
23 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Morocco. Freedom on the Net 2018.
Accessed Date:
2 January 2019
Title:
Morocco. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
1 January 2018
Title:
The Red Lines Stay Red: Morocco's Reforms of its Speech Laws
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 May 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Morocco. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
31 May 2018
Title:
General situation of Muslims who converted to Christianity, and specifically those who converted to Catholicism; their treatment by Islamists and the authorities, including state protection (2008-2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2011
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
The situation of people who abjure Islam (who apostatize), including their treatment by society and by the authorities; the repercussions of a fatwa of the High Council of Ulemas condemning apostates to death, including the reaction of the...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 April 2018
Accessed Date:
18 May 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 March 2019:
Title:
Morocco. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
1 May 2018
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html
Accessed Date:
16 May 2018
Title:
Morocco/Western Sahara. World Report 2018: Events of 2017.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/morocco/western-sahara
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco. Freedom in the World 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2017/morocco
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Morocco.html
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Textes de Base de l'État Civil
URL:
http://www.amb-maroc.fr/documents/ETAT%20CIVIL%20FARNCAIS.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Morocco.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
http://www.bti-project.org/fileadmin/files/BTI/Downloads/Reports/2016/pdf/BTI_2016_Morocco.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2018
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Morocco
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
1 December 2017
URL:
http://www.icnl.org/research/monitor/morocco.html
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
URL:
https://www.genderindex.org/country/morocco
Accessed Date:
31 May 2017
Title:
Morocco. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271247.htm
Accessed Date:
16 May 2018
Title:
Morocco. Country Reports on Terrorism 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2016/272232.htm#MOROCCO
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco. 2017 Crime and Safety Report: Rabat
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
21 April 2017
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=21695
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Morocco. 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Casablanca
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
26 June 2018
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=24353
Accessed Date:
27 May 2019
Title:
Morocco. Freedom on the Net 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2017/morocco
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
Morocco: Obstruction of Rights Group
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/20/morocco-obstruction-rights-group
Accessed Date:
19 April 2017
Title:
Immatriculation : Inscription sur le registre d'immatriculation
URL:
http://www.consulat.ma/fr/prestation.cfm?gr_id=73&id=70#serv
Accessed Date:
7 May 2018
Title:
No Rivals to the King: The Limits to Political Reform in Morocco's “Enlightened Authoritarianism”.
Source:
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Isabelle Werenfels; Ilyas Saliba
URL:
https://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2017C17_wrf_Saliba.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Parallel Report on the sixth periodical report of the Moroccan Government under the International Treaty on Civil and Political Rights
Source:
Jossour – Forum des Femmes Marocaines
Date of Document:
February 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2fCCPR%2fICO%2fMAR%2f23110&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Morocco: Tepid Response on Domestic Violence
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/02/15/morocco-tepid-response-domestic-violence
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Asset Declarations in Morocco: Illicit Enrichment and Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials
Source:
Transparency International
Date of Document:
17 May 2016
URL:
https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/asset_declarations_in_morocco_illicit_enrichment_and_conflicts_on_interest
Accessed Date:
24 April 2017
Title:
Country Diagnostic : Morocco
Source:
Identification for Development; World Bank Group
URL:
https://id4d.worldbank.org/sites/id4d.worldbank.org/files/2018-04/Morocco_ID4D_Diagnostic_Web404018.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Title:
Dahir n° 1-18-19 du 5 joumada II 1439 (22 février 2018) portant promulgation de la loi n° 103-13 relative à la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes
URL:
http://adala.justice.gov.ma/production/legislation/fr/Nouveautes/lutte%20contre%20les%20violences%20faites%20aux%20femmes.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
Source:
National Sexual Rights Law and Policy Database
URL:
http://sexualrightsdatabase.org/static/country-455.html
Accessed Date:
10 May 2019
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