Morocco breaches Torture Convention Tonight
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has confirmed that Morocco violated the Convention Against Torture in the case of Sahrawi human rights defender and former political prisoner Abdel Moulay Laafi thi, through the inhumane conditions of his detention at Aït Melloul Prison. The committee described these conditions as degrading treatment. The poor detention conditions included overcrowding, lack of windows and natural light, inadequate ventilation, and insufficient water and healthcare, which constitutes a violation of Article 16 of the Convention. The committee also emphasized that Morocco failed to meet its legal obligations regarding complaints about detention conditions (Article 13). It is worth noting that Laafi thi was arrested in 2016, sentenced to ten years in prison following protests, and released in April 2023. This decision underscores the ongoing repression of Sahrawi human rights defenders due to their peaceful activism and highlights the use of harsh conditions and solitary confinement as punitive measures against those advocating for the Right to Self-Determination of the Sahrawi people.
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