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 The Moroccan government commissioned the Royal Institute for the Amazigh Culture to prepare a comprehensive report on the status of the Amazigh people in Morocco, especially in the domains of education and the media among others, for the purpose of presenting it in an upcoming October meeting with the European Commission, according to Moroccan Daily, Al Massae.
The Royal Institute for the Amazigh Culture Board of Directors has appointed a commission to prepare a comprehensive report on the achievements and "gains" in the Amazigh issue in Morocco in the past few years, through which the government intends to refute content of a letter sent to the European Union by the Moroccan Amazigh Democratic Party.
The government relies on the Royal Institute to enhance its image before the Foreign Human rights organizations and to portray the Amazigh people in Morocco as doing well and that they have neither issues nor demands.
This initiative comes after the Moroccan Amazigh Democratic Party sent a letter to the European Union and members of the European Parliament regarding the deterioration of human rights in Morocco, especially towards the Amazigh people by arresting activists, outlawing and dissolving some party, confiscating their wealth, and repressing their peaceful demonstrations.
Even though the government’s official spokesperson, Information and Communications minister, Nacir Khalid had previously denied that the Moroccan government received any inquiry regarding the rights of the Amazigh people from the European Union.
The letter from the Moroccan Amazigh Democratic Party prompted officials in the European Union to send an inquiry to the Moroccan government containing a variety of questions about the Amazigh people in Morocco. The European commission emphasized its commitment to address the issue of the Amazigh people and their suffering with the Moroccan government in mid October. MB
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