Amendment No. 12 | Doc. 13230 | 24 June 2013

Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco

Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Origin - 2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph:

"However, the Assembly is concerned about the human rights situation in Morocco, in particular in relation to the use of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, poor conditions of detention, violations of the freedoms of religion and expression, the independence of the media, and the freedoms of association and of peaceful assembly. Thus, it stresses the importance for Morocco to take all necessary measures to address the specific issues referred to in paragraph 8 of Resolution 1818 (2011) in order to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights."