The International Collective in Support of Families of Moroccan Families from Algeria (CIEMA) called, anew, for the prompt establishment of a parliamentary fact-finding committee on the arbitrary expulsion of thousands of Moroccan citizens, who were legally residing in Algeria.
The Day of 18 December marks the 47th anniversary of the expulsion of about 45,000 Moroccans on the morning of Eid Al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) by the Algerian regime, including women, children, and the elderly.
The CIEMA and the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights had submitted a memorandum for the establishment of a parliamentary fact-finding committee on the tragedy of Moroccans who were arbitrarily expelled from Algeria without prior notice, the body recalled in a statement.
On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, CIEMA called for putting pressure on the Algerian regime to confess the violations suffered by these citizens, to remind them of their clear responsibilities in the tragedy they are living, and to compensate them for the damage they have suffered.
CIEMA, which gained the support of all Parliamentary Groups and the Opposition Groups at the House of Representatives, hopes that the Majority Groups play their part and contribute to the establishment of this parliamentary fact-finding committee.
CIEMA is striving to engage the legislative institution in documenting this tragedy and safeguarding the right of victims to moral and material reparation.
CIEMA was founded on February 21, 2021. It gathers, along with the support of Moroccan human rights organizations, victims and their relatives, human rights defenders, and activists inside and outside Morocco.