Country Introduction: The Record of Human Rights in Morocco

Official Name: Kingdom of Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Population: 33.8 million

Human Rights Treaties Signed and Ratified:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: signed
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 19 Jan 1977-signed, 3 May 1979- ratified
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: 19 Jan 1977– signed, 3 May 1979- ratified
Convention on the Rights of the Child: 26 Jan 1990-signed, 21 Jun 1993- ratified
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: 21 Jun 1993 (accession)- has other declarations along with reservations to certain articles