LThe committee thus deplored “the fight against civil initiatives, since attempts by civil society which mobilized to find practical solutions helping residents and developing the region were countered, and elected officials and members of associations who attempted to contribute to spaces for collective reflection to help residents were threatened”he emphasizes.
Between September 6 and 9, and on the night of September 20 to 21, the province of Tata was hit by torrential rains, causing significant flooding and around twenty deaths.
The committee, which condemns “the repression of social movements, whose members face legal pressure and threats for defending the causes of victims and drawing attention to administrative failures in disaster management”asked “the immediate release of detainees, notably Moulay Lahcen El Jaafari and Saïd Ait El Mehdi, as well as other defenders of the rights of victims of natural disasters, with rapid reparation for the victims including the reconstruction of houses, the restoration of water channels irrigation and irrigation systems, compensation for breeders, and reparation for individual and collective damage, with the inclusion of people unjustly excluded from the lists of beneficiaries.
He also called for “the creation of a commission of inquiry by the House of Representatives, by activating article 114 of its internal regulations and article 67 of the Constitution, to investigate the floods and the earthquake of Al Haouz, identify the responsible and order sanctions.
The committee also confirmed “the continuation of its legal proceedings, as part of the strategic litigation, against the Moroccan State in the person of the head of government to obtain justice for the victims, through its legal team led by lawyer Habib Bencheikh” .
He finally announced his intention to “deliver a presentation at the Universal Periodic Review session in Geneva in 2025, and testify before the Human Rights Council to expose the situation in the Tata region as an example of the lack of territorial justice in Morocco, in accordance with the examination of the results of the Moroccan State”.
