ch - S af i ▁ ▁Dr â a - T a fil alet ▁ ▁S ouss - M assa ▁ ▁Gu elm im - O ued ▁N oun ▁ ▁La â you ne - S ak ia ▁El ▁Ham ra ▁ ▁D akh la - O ued ▁Ed - D ah ab ▁▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Hass an ▁II , ▁Mor oc co ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁human ▁rights ▁record ▁in ▁both ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁Government ▁repr ession ▁of ▁political ▁diss ent ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁during ▁Hass an ▁II ' s ▁leadership , ▁until ▁it ▁dropped ▁sharp ly ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁dec ades ▁previous ▁to ▁this ▁time ▁are ▁called ▁the ▁Years ▁of ▁Le ad ▁( Les ▁Ann ées ▁de ▁Pl omb ), ▁and ▁included ▁forced ▁disappear ances , ▁assass in ations ▁of ▁government ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁protest ers , ▁and ▁secret ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁such ▁as ▁T az m am art . ▁To ▁examine ▁the ▁ab uses ▁committed ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Hass an ▁II ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 9 9 ), ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁Equ ity ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Commission ▁( I ER ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁annual ▁report ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mor oc can ▁authorities ▁restricted