The centres, where opponents of former ruler King Hassan II were detained and tortured during his reign from 1961 and 1999, will be transformed into places of “preservation and rehabilitation of the (victims’) memory” and cultural centres, according to an agreement signed by the culture ministry and the country’s Consultative Council of Human Rights.
The EU has granted more than $6.5m for the project over the next five years, with the aim of encouraging “Morocco’s reconciliation with its past”, a culture ministry official said.
Since 2004, a number of torture victims have been compensated under the framework of the Equity and Reconciliation Committee.
Source: news24.com
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