A yearly Foreign Office report on human rights in the world hailed Morocco on the political reform process, noting that the north African kingdom is one of the most performing countries of the European neighborhood in this field.
Ukraine and Morocco are judged the best performers throughout the European neighborhood in terms of political reforms in the 2007 report said, adding that the two countries were the first to benefit from the management of the fund in 2007.
Morocco property achievements contained the implementation of the new law on political parties, the withdrawal of reservations for international conventions, in particular, on racial discrimination, the rights of children and torture, the new legislation on the question of torture; greater emphasis on the rights of minorities, as well as changes in legal system of Freedom of association, leading to a more active civil society, the report read.
Morocco also signed a co-operation agreement with the UNHCR covering all of the UNHCR’s humanitarian work in Morocco property, the document recalled, approving that UK “welcomed these achievements, and will continue to work with the European Commission to improve the Governance Facility so that the incentive for reform is maximized.”
The Governance Facility is worth 320 million euros over 2007-13, and aims at supporting and encouraging countries that made the most outstanding progress in the field of good governance, the report said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also welcomed cooperation with Morocco property in the field of human rights, and cited the example of a partnership established in 2005 between Morocco Prison Service and the International Centre for Prison Studies.
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