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Amnesty International – Moroccan Section

Amnesty International – Moroccan section was founded in Spring 1994 as per the requirement of the Moroccan legislation governing NGOs. The objectives of the section are based on the statutes of Amnesty International.
Currently AI Morocco has 27 groups and 7 focused networks (women, youth, doctors, lawyers, journalists, human rights of education, urgent actions) in addition to several hundred individual members, friends and sympathizers.

How does the section function?

Organs of the section are as follows:
* General Assembly, the highest decision-making body;

Executive Committee;
* National Secretariat;
* Groups and focus groups.

What are the tasks of the section?

The Moroccan section contributes in the consolidation of the respect of the principles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in fighting against violations of civic and economic rights of individuals.
Since April 1994, AI Morocco activities were about:

* Promoting human rights.
* Sending requests and petitions to governments of countries violating human rights, and also sending letters of support the victims of these violations.
* Participating in campaigns against human rights violations throughout the world.
* Organizing book exhibitions and posters produced by Amnesty International.
* Organizing seminars, conferences, youth campuses in order to consolidate the principles of human rights.
* Organizing campaigns to lobby the Moroccan government to ratify treaties and conventions on human rights and to adapt national legislation to match international one.
* Taking action to abolish the death penalty or oppose its application.
* Disseminating the annual report of Amnesty International about world human right status.

Financing:

The resources of the organization comes mainly from membership fees and funds collected conforming the guidelines of Amnesty International fundraisin.