Algeria continues to adopt this policy despite repeated calls by international human rights organizations, in particular Amnesty International (AI), to hold those responsible for such crimes accountable. Amnesty International-Morocco's Executive Director, Salah Abdellaoui, told a press briefing Wednesday (February 22nd) in Rabat, devoted to the presentation of the outline of the annual report of the " AI on the situation of human rights in the world.

The human rights movement in several countries, and in particular in the Middle East and North Africa, faced a challenge in the report entitled "Situation of Human Rights in the World", which concerned 159 countries, "as the governments of these regions continue to" tackle the security approach to addressing human rights issues. "

These countries have also limited and hindered the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and targeted social media especially, in view of "what the authorities regard as abusive or insulting criticism of governments, symbols or religion, "he said.

Throughout 2016, the lives of millions of people around the world have been exposed to the dangers of denial of human rights, hate speech and racism, as well as the tragedies of immigration, conflict and war , said the report. It also emphasizes the urgent need for governments, parties of international civil society and other forces in a position of power and influence to take responsibility for ending the deterioration of the situation of human rights in the world.

The general feature that attracts attention in 2016 is that "the world has remained silent on the atrocities committed" in Syria, Yemen, Sudan and elsewhere, including in the occupied Palestinian territories, that, overall, 2016 has been a "disastrous" year for millions of people in these regions.

Amnesty International's Moroccan branch director Mohamed Sektaoui warned of the appearance of a "frightening" trend: "We, facing others", warning against the rise of a global trend towards the adoption of policies based on hatred, intimidation and discord instead of a diet based on diversity.

For 2017, Sektaoui predicts the "aggravation" of current crises due to the lack of international leadership on human rights, ensuring that AI calls for greater efforts to consolidate the principles of human rights, and promote the culture of human rights.

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