Decrees from a lame duck presidency aside, what steps will the incoming Biden administration take to hold Morocco accountable over its ongoing human rights violations?
Since July 2020, journalist @OmarRADI remains in jail without charges or a trial. Read this @hrw report on his case https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/21/morocco-espionage-case-against-outspoken-journalist#
Historian and activist Maati Monjib remains a target of state harassment, even after an @amnestyusa report revealed he was subjected to surveillance https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/judicial-harassment-human-rights-defender-maati-monjib
Since May 2020, journalist Soulaiman Raissouni has been held in jail without charges or a trial https://cioj.org/moroccan-authorities-arrested-journalist-soulaiman-raissouni-outside-his-home-in-casablanca-following-a-complaint-for-sexual-assault/
A number of activists who led the Hirak movement are serving prison sentences spanning up to 20 years for demanding basic rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/10/morocco-shocking-verdict-against-activists-journalist
Journalist and activist @BernaniAfaf has been forced to flee Morocco after being sentenced to 6 months in prison for refusing to testify she was a rape victim https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/24/morocco-must-stop-using-sexual-assault-allegations-silence-dissent/
After being subjected to a coercive medical exam against her will, journalist @hajarraissounu was sentenced to prison. She has also left Morocco but remains a target of media harassment while her uncle, Soulaiman Raissouni, remains in jail https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/morocco-release-of-journalist-jailed-after-being-accused-of-having-an-abortion/
Moroccan police officer Ouahiba Khourchech fled Morocco after authorities retaliated against her for filing a sexual harassment complaint against her boss https://newlinesmag.com/dispatch/a-moroccan-cops-battle-against-sexual-harassment-including-her-own/