Morocco
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
- News items in the archive
- 131
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Morocco is classified as Abolitionist de facto in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 131 news items on Morocco, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. KING PARDONS 10,000 PRISONERS
King Mohammed of Morocco pardoned or reduced the prison sentences of 10,000 people to mark the 50th anniversary of independence, Justice Ministry officials said.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
- JULY 4, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. TWO RADICAL ISLAMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Moroccan court sentenced two radical Islamists to death and jailed four of their followers for life on charges that included killing five Moroccans, one of them Jewish.
- JUNE 4, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. TWO PEOPLE CONDEMNED TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR 'PREMEDITATED MURDER'
two members of the terrorist "Alhijra wa takfir" group, belonging to the cell of Nador, North-East Morocco, were sentenced to capital punishment by the Rabat Appellate court. S.L, 41, and H.H, 24, were convicted of ‘premeditated murder’, ‘beheading and h
- MAY 26, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. TORCHLIT DEMONSTRATION FOR MAJDA, A MOROCCAN WOMAN AT RISK OF DECAPITATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
the plight of Majda Mustapha Mahir, a 40-year old Moroccan woman condemned to death in Saudi Arabia for the murder of her husband in 1998, took Hands Off Cain and the Association of Moroccan Women in Italy to the streets of Rome in protest.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. MAN RISKS DEATH PENALTY IF EXTRADITED
Italy’s Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, put out an extradition order on Moroccan national Mohamed Daki, acquitted of taking part in international terrorism a week previously by a Milan tribunal. The presence of the Moroccan national in Italy constitut
- DECEMBER 2, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
a 44-year-old Moroccan man, identified only as Abdelaali H., was sentenced to death
a 44-year-old Moroccan man, identified only as Abdelaali H., was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardoned...
It was reported that King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardoned more than 1,100 prisoners and detainees on the occasion of the Aid El Fitr holiday marking the end of the Ramadan (fasting) month
- JULY 23, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man,...
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man, was reportedly sentenced to death for killing a jeweler in 2002 so he could rob him of money with which he could buy rockets he would use to attack the US Embassy
- APRIL 11, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
- MARCH 15, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
An Italian court ordered the extradition to Morocco...
An Italian court ordered the extradition to Morocco of Moroccan cleric Mohammed Rafik wanted in connection with the 2003 Casablanca bombings after the court received assurances the suspect wouldn't face the death penalty if convicted
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
A Moroccan court convicted Abdelouahab Rabii and Hamid...
A Moroccan court convicted Abdelouahab Rabii and Hamid Slimani for preparing acts of terrorism, murdering an official and stealing weapons from an army barracks in the town of Taza for use against 'Jewish interests'
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
A Moroccan court on sentenced Frenchman Pierre Robert...
A Moroccan court on sentenced Frenchman Pierre Robert to life imprisonment under anti-terrorism legislation introduced following suicide bombings by Islamist extremists in Casablanca in May 2003
- AUGUST 19, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
A Moroccan criminal court sentenced four Islamic activists...
A Moroccan criminal court sentenced four Islamic activists to death and dozens of others to heavy jail terms for suicide bomb attacks that killed 45 people in the city of Casablanca in May 2003
- AUGUST 8, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Moroccan Association of Human Rights Defence (AMDH)...
The Moroccan Association of Human Rights Defence (AMDH) lauded the intention expressed by the Moroccan government to abrogate capital punishment
- AUGUST 6, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Moroccan Justice Minister Mohamed Bouzoubaâ declared...
Moroccan Justice Minister Mohamed Bouzoubaâ declared himself in favour of the abolition of the death penalty in the country
- JULY 12, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
10 alleged members of a radical Islamic group which...
10 alleged members of a radical Islamic group which was suspected of having been involved in the 16 May 2003 suicide attacks in Morocco that killed 44 people were sentenced to death
- MAY 6, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco condemned a man to death for the murder of...
Morocco condemned a man to death for the murder of a policeman during an escape attempt from court
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life.
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes in its penal code
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JUNE 17, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks...
Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks against United States and British warships were arraigned in a Moroccan court
- MAY 24, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 979 prisoners on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 979 prisoners on the eve of the Muslim Eid El Mawlid, which marks Prophet Mohammed's birthday
- FEBRUARY 22, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 854 prisoners on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 854 prisoners on the eve of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, the official MAP news agency said
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Three Moroccan human rights associations called for...
Three Moroccan human rights associations called for a new trial for Majda Mostefa Mahir, a Moroccan woman recently condemned to death for the killing of a Saudi prince, Farid Ben Abdallah Al-Mishari Al-Saoud
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco...
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco in recent years, including five Islamic activists of Moroccan and Algerian descent who were involved in arms smuggling and other crimes, human right groups say
- DECEMBER 17, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 1,144 people, on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 1,144 people, on the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan