Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF): In Morocco, as in many countries, criminal laws continue to punish behaviours often linked to poverty, marginalisation or activism. In collaboration with the Observatoire Marocain des Prison (OMP), Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) conducted a groundbreaking national survey in 2024 on perceptions of minor offences and alternative sentences, as part of the Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty, Status and Activism. This work is part of a structural reform of the criminal justice system, aimed at ending the arbitrary use of prison for so-called ‘minor’ offences and paving the way for fairer, more humane and effective responses.
The Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty, Status and Activism is a coalition of organisations from around the world that advocate for the repeal of laws that target people because of their poverty, status and/or activism.
Formerly known as the Campaign for the Decriminalisation of Minor Offences in Africa, the Campaign has recently taken on a global scope and broadened its focus to include laws that target people based on their social, political or economic status and/or activism.
It brings together lawyers, legal professionals, members of the judiciary, activists and experts from more than 50 organisations, including national, regional and international non-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions, legal aid organisations, research institutes, universities and activist groups.
