Morocco's Truth Commission

Book excerpt: Human Rights Watch recommendations. To Moroccan authorities - To the Equity and Reconcilation Commission. -- Background: The state of human rights in Morocco. Morocco's acknowledgement of past abuses - The file of the "disappeared"--The aftermath of the Casablanca bombings - Other continuing human rights concerns - Positive steps. -- Mandate of the ERC. Powers of the ERC - Composition of the ERC. -- Constraints on the ERC. Impunity - Arbitrary limits - Inability to compel cooperation. -- The ERC in action. Caseload - Closed and public hearings - Publicity and issues of transparency - Presentation of ERC findings. -- Equality of approach to victims: the Sahrawis. -- The ERC and current human rights issues. -- Conclusion. -- Acknowledgements.