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Morocco: Whistleblower Reveals How Authorities Used a Web of Surveillance to Silence Journalists and Activists

Our report provides a detailed picture of the tools deployed by Moroccan authorities to spy on journalists, human rights defenders…

October 1, 2026

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Spain: Ensure Human Rights, Dignity and Humanity Are Central in Response to Exceptional Arrival of People in Ceuta

Authorities must ensure access to the asylum system for those who request it and uphold the human rights of all…

July 31, 2026

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Global: FIFA Should Halt Process for 2034 World Cup Bid and Demand Credible Human Rights Strategy for 2030

In a new report, Amnesty International and the SRA evaluate the human rights strategies proposed by Morocco, Portugal and Spain for…

November 11, 2024

Conmebol's President Alejandro Dominguez (L-2) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R-2), accompanied by Paraguay's President Santiago Peña (L) and Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle(R), sign a book of minutes of the 2030 World Cup during Conmebol's 78th Ordinary Congress in Luque, Paraguay on April 11, 2024.
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Global: Saudi Arabia Bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup Whitewashes Human Rights Record While Joint Bid for 2030 Leaves Key Gaps

Saudi Arabia has failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in its bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup.

August 1, 2024

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Global: FIFA Must Protect Human Rights by Securing Binding Safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bidders - New Report

FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard…

June 5, 2024

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Morocco: Criminalization of Abortion Has Devastating Impact on the Rights of Women and Girls

The Moroccan state is failing to meet its obligations to ensure accessible, affordable and good quality sexual and reproductive health…

May 14, 2024

Three men hold up the Moroccan flag as other men stand behind them in front of a tall tower
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NSO Group spyware used against Moroccan journalist days after company pledged to respect human rights

NSO Group, the Israeli company marketing its technology in the fight against COVID-19, contributed to a sustained campaign by the…

June 22, 2020

Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni (L) is greeted by her boyfriend Rifaat Al Amine upon leaving a prison in Sale, near the capital Rabat, on October 16, 2019. - Raissouni who was sentenced to one year in jail for an "illegal abortion" and sexual relations outside marriage walked free on today, hours after being granted a royal pardon. She was sentenced on September 30, along with her Sudanese fiance, a gynaecologist, anaesthetist and a medical assistant, whose convictions were also overturned, an official told AFP. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Release of Journalist Jailed in Morocco After Being Accused of Having an Abortion

Responding to the news that journalist Hajar Raissouni, sentenced to one year in prison over an “unlawful” abortion, was released…

October 17, 2019