Morocco Situation of LGBT persons : versionÂ2.0

M. Bachelet

This report focuses on the situation of LGBT persons in Morocco, including the legislative framework, the different types of violence that LGBT persons can be at risk of in Morocco, their possibility for seeking help from the authorities, organisations of the LGBT community, and examples of trials as well as conditions in prisons. It is based on terms of reference which have been developed by DIS in consultation with the Secretariat of the Danish Refugee Appeals Board as well as a Danish advisory group on COI. This report is an updated version of a Danish Immigration Service (DIS) report published in 2017. Both reports are based on interviews with sources in Morocco 9 to 18 October 2016; for the first report, the Country of Origin Information Division DIS conducted a mission to Rabat to meet with sources whereas for the present report sources have been interviewed via e-mail and over the phone in June 2019. The purpose of the interviews was to collect up to date information on issues recurring in cases regarding Moroccan asylum seekers in Denmark with regard to the situation of LGBT persons. Furthermore, a legal expert with experience in migration and human rights law has been contracted to compile information on the legal framework as well as on application of the law. Finally, a variety of academic texts, COI-reports and media articles have been included in this report.