HIBAPRESS – Mohammed Zeriyouh
The Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights in Azghangan has detonated a resounding bomb by revealing a "catastrophic" situation in which the morgue at Al Hassani Regional Hospital in Nador is suffering, where the refrigeration units have stopped working for more than 15 days.
This serious technical paralysis has turned the vital facility into a real cause for concern, amid astonishment at the silence of the administration towards a malfunction that affects the sanctity of the dead and threatens the spread of decomposition odors in the hospital corridors. Human rights activists warned, in a strongly worded statement, that this situation is no longer just a "temporary malfunction", but has turned into a "time bomb" threatening the health safety of workers and users alike. The body considered that the continued accumulation of corpses at unsuitable temperatures is a stab in the dignity of the human being guaranteed by law, and they described the scene as a "health and environmental emergency" that does not tolerate waiting or flimsy justifications. In an appeal for help addressed to the competent authorities, the league demanded a "comprehensive technical mobilization" to revive the dead refrigeration units, or to immediately transfer the bodies to alternative facilities that preserve the dignity of the deceased and the health of the living. The association stressed that what is happening in the "morgue" in Nador goes beyond the limits of negligence to enter the category of disregard for the strict scientific and legal standards that must be available in such sensitive facilities. The demands of human rights activists did not stop at the limits of reform, but demanded the opening of a "seismic investigation" to determine responsibilities, with the development of a proactive maintenance plan that ends the series of "chronic malfunctions." They affirmed that the current situation is not postponable and does not accept piecemeal solutions, as the matter relates to a public facility that is supposed to be disciplined and not laxity, which may lead to undesirable epidemic repercussions. The league concluded its fiery statement with an explicit call to activate the principle of "accountability" against anyone proven to be involved in this shortcoming that makes one's brow furrow, stressing that it will continue to follow this "hot" file until dignity returns to the morgue, and the rights of citizens are protected in a safe and healthy environment, far from the policy of "deaf ears" that may turn the health facility into a source of epidemics.
