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Web pages about "Morocco"

Royal pardon for Moroccan demonstrators - 11 April 2008

Eight men convicted of undermining the monarchy in Morocco last year have been released after they were pardoned by the King. 

UN examines human rights in member countries - 7 April 2008

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.

Freedom for Moroccan jailed over Facebook profile - 20 March 2008

A Moroccan who was jailed for creating a Facebook profile of a prince has been released from prison.

Three years for profiling a Moroccan prince on Facebook - 27 February 2008

A 26-year-old IT engineer has been given a three-year prison term and fined 10,000 dirhams (US$1,320) for creating a profile of Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid on Facebook.

Video: Worldwide actions to close Guantánamo - 18 January 2008

Thousands of people, including Amnesty International members and supporters from around the world, have taken action to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo.

The world shouts 'Close Guantánamo' - 16 January 2008

Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.

Morocco/ Western Sahara: Drop charges of homosexuality against six men and ensure their safety - 16 January 2008

The Moroccan authorities must immediately release those convicted solely for their presumed sexual orientation, after an appeal court upheld convictions of "homosexuality" against six men on Tuesday, and repeal legal provisions criminalizing homosexuality.

'Off the record' secret CIA detention - 7 June 2007

At least 39 individuals who remain missing are believed to have been subjected to enforced disappearance by the US authorities.

The secretive and illegal US programme of 'rendition' - 5 April 2006

Salah 'Ali Qaru finally emerged free from detention around midnight on 27 March. In nearly three years, the 27-year-old Yemeni was tortured in Jordan, flown from country to country, held for over a year in an unknown location and denied access to the outside world.