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Morocco to Abolish Death Penalty
05/02/07 11:10 Filed in: Morocco
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Morocco is about to become the 100th
country to abolish the death penalty. In
what both Morocco and Amnesty International
hope will be a message to the entire world,
not to mention other Arab states, the
proceedings are already under way that will
officially make Morocco a country free from
capital punishment. Many agree that the
move will not only bring more media
attention to a country whose tourism is
growing exponentially, but also cause
other countries to look at Morocco
with new eyes.
The move has been under way for some time
by King Mohammed VI and Ben Dhikri, who
works with the Consultative Committee on
Human Rights. The delegates met in Paris
for a two-day conference that was to bring
the agreement to a full understanding.
Amnesty International and the Committee
are working with other North African
nations and Morocco has been the first to
heed the calling.
Morocco which has been taking the steps necessary to modernize itself with advancements its internal policies in education, health care, women’s rights, and tourism, will be highly regarded by its neighbors in Europe. Abolitionist groups in the United States, a country that has yet to abolish its own death penalty laws, are watching with fervency.
In order to appease skeptics to the change in their penal code, Dhikri has stated that since their State is one of Islam, then it must know that the “positive aspects of Islam need to be stressed. It does not order people to kill…”
Morocco, which will finally eliminate the death penalty clauses in their constitution, has not used capital punishment in more than a decade – meaning that they have already eliminated it in some sense as abolitionists, but this step will finalize an issue that will mark another step in Morocco’s steady rise in the global community.
Brought to you by: Morocco News by Journey Beyond Travel
Source: Press Release, Paris, www.ADNKI.com
Morocco which has been taking the steps necessary to modernize itself with advancements its internal policies in education, health care, women’s rights, and tourism, will be highly regarded by its neighbors in Europe. Abolitionist groups in the United States, a country that has yet to abolish its own death penalty laws, are watching with fervency.
In order to appease skeptics to the change in their penal code, Dhikri has stated that since their State is one of Islam, then it must know that the “positive aspects of Islam need to be stressed. It does not order people to kill…”
Morocco, which will finally eliminate the death penalty clauses in their constitution, has not used capital punishment in more than a decade – meaning that they have already eliminated it in some sense as abolitionists, but this step will finalize an issue that will mark another step in Morocco’s steady rise in the global community.
Brought to you by: Morocco News by Journey Beyond Travel
Source: Press Release, Paris, www.ADNKI.com
