Documento - Morocco/ Western Sahara: Further information on Fear of unfair imprisonment/Prisoners of conscience/Health concern

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 29/007/2008

21 April 2008

Further Information on UA 16/08 (MDE 29/003/2008, 18 January 2008) and update (MDE 29/004/2008, 8 February 2008) - Fear of unfair imprisonment/Prisoners of conscience/Health concern

MOROCCO/ WESTERN SAHARA Mohamed Boughrine (m)] aged 72, ex-prisoner of conscience

Abdelkbir Rabaoui (m) ]

Abass Abbassi (m) ]

Mohamed Fadel (m) ]

Abdelaziz Timor (m) ] Members of the Moroccan Brahim Ahansal (m) ] Association for Human Rights

Smaïn Amrar (m) ] (Association Marocaine des

Abderrahmane Aaji (m) ] Droits Humains, AMDH)

Mohamed Yousfi (m) ]

Nabil Cherqui (m) ]

The 10 men named above were pardoned by the King on 4 April. Seven other men detained after the 1 May 2007 demonstrations were also pardoned.

The committee formed to support the families of those tried for "undermining the monarchy" thanked Amnesty International members for the appeals sent on the men's behalf.

No further action is requested from the UA network. Many thanks to all who sent appeals.