His cell is unlocked during parts of the day, giving him access to an extra space with no one else in it. But they do not allow him to meet fellow inmates and guards are instructed to not speak with him. Prison authorities allow Bouachrine a weekly 45-minute family visit, visits by his lawyers, and two 5-minute phone calls weekly.
The draconian isolation regime imposed on Taoufik Bouachrine is unjustified and should be lifted.” “No matter the alleged crime, a person in custody has the right to humane treatment,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Since his detention in Casablanca’s Ain El Borja prison in February 2018, authorities have not allowed Bouachrine to meet with other prisoners or converse with staff, which is considered cruel and inhuman under United Nations Rules.
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He was convicted on charges of aggravated sexual assault in a trial that some, including the United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concluded was marred by due-process violations. (New York) – Moroccan prison authorities have held an imprisoned journalist in a form of abusive solitary confinement for more than a year, Human Rights Watch said today.Ī first instance court sentenced Taoufik Bouachrine, publisher of Akhbar el-Youm, one of the country’s last opposition newspapers, to 12 years in prison in November 2018.
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