Rabat (AFP) "Being immigrant has it become a crime?" exclaims Eric Williams, a resident of Cameroon in a popular district of Rabat , at the mention of the recent murder of a Senegalese having caused a stir in Morocco, especially in sub-Saharan community. August 12, Ismaila Faye, 31, was killed near the bus station in the capital of multiple stab wounds during an altercation with a Moroccan due to a seat in a bus, according to preliminary results of the investigation. Some media reported a crime character racist, reviving the controversy over a possible rise of the scourge in the kingdom . A week later, a rally in tribute to the late-before the repatriation of remains, and against racism was held in Rabat . Moroccan citizens have also touched on social networks the fate of migrant black African. In gates of Europe in crisis, Morocco is increasingly considered as a host country, not just transit, and must deal with the presence on its soil of many illegal: according to local NGOs, they would be more 20,000 in total. Cohabitation between Moroccans and sub-Saharan, customs sometimes distant, is now part of the challenges. "Our situation here is very mauvaise.Près 15 immigrants were attacked in just one week," suggests Eric Williams, who chairs an association to fight against racism in Morocco. According to him, the people consider their presence as negative or as a threat to their jobs, in a country where unemployment remains relatively high, especially among young people. "Being immigrant is it became a crime I do not understand why the Moroccans call us + + Africans in a tone of mépris.En coming here, I thought I was in a neighboring country, a brother country, "added the Cameroonians thirty years. Bayns Anna, a Senegalese student, also believes that violence against sub-Saharan African are "increase", although no statistics are available on the official topic. "We are regularly treated blacks + +," she said. "As slave" Under the moist heat of a small dimly lit room in the poor district of Takaddoum, six sub-Saharan living in very precarious conditions. "We are treated like slaves," said one of these people, while in the informal sector wages are extremely low (less than 5 euros per day). It is "difficult to find housing," says Eric Williams. In July, Moroccans information sites have published photos of prohibiting ads rent to SSA. In the absence of a lease, the migrants are also at the mercy of some unscrupulous owners. "This room is usually rented 500 dirhams (about 47 euros), but we pay 1,500 dirhams!" (140 euros), denounced Mr. Williams. few months ago, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was his alarmed by an increase in violence by security forces against the illegal side. A report of Rabat on the application the International Convention on the Protection of Rights of Workers migrants and their families should be examined soon by a committee of the United Nations in Geneva, a Moroccan NGO. Questioned by AFP, the director of migration and control Border Department of the Interior, Khalid Zerouali retorted that Morocco is "responsible state" must "protect its borders" and "citizens." "Our security strategy is directed against the criminal networks (...) . Our African brothers are welcome, but within the law, "he notes. The European Union, with whom Rabat has an advanced status, ensures follow the situation closely. "Reports we have regarding the mistreatment of migrants irregular, mainly in sub-Saharan origin, we obviously worried, "declares the AFP Rupert Joy, head of the EU delegation to Morocco. "In my opinion, the biggest mistake we could make would be to pretend that the problem does not exist or is not serious" , he adds.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:57:37 +0000
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