A/HRC/41/54/Add.1 received from Syrian refugees in the north, of their strong integration in communities there, especially among the Syrian refugees who benefited from the regularization efforts of 2014 and 2017. Similar conditions are vital for all other refugees, irrespective of race or national origin. 60. Pressure to prevent migration from Africa to Europe also appears to be shifting the situation of migrants, refugees, and also Moroccans, in regions in the south of the country. Although Morocco has rejected policies of immigration detention, the forced relocation of black sub-Saharan irregular migrants, and in some cases asylum seekers, from northern to southern regions appears to be creating de facto regions of migrant containment that will only become increasingly volatile. Such displacement is leading to human rights violations against these migrants in the southern regions to which they are relocated. 61. Under the current conditions, the growing presence of these migrants risks escalating anti-migrant and xenophobic tensions within Moroccan communities that have previously welcomed migrant and refugee populations. This volatile situation requires urgent attention and requires that Morocco remain firm in an approach rooted in human rights with no interference from Europe. Morocco must cease any and all immigration enforcement policies that result in gross human rights violations, including in forests in the north and other regions close to its frontiers with Europe. At the same time, regional and international actors, in particular the European Union and its member States, must take responsibility for the role they must play in ensuring migrants’ human rights in Morocco. Europe must take active steps to create legal pathways for migration, including for Moroccans and other African migrants who seek to migrate. And international organizations, including the International Organization for Migration, must ensure that human rights are front and centre in all of their work nationally and locally, with regular and irregular migrants. D. Moroccan religious minorities 62. Although the Constitution of Morocco emphasizes the importance of Islam and establishes it as the official State religion, freedom of worship for all is guaranteed under article 3. In this context, the Special Rapporteur commends Morocco for the remarkable steps it has taken to ensure that Moroccan Jews have the full means to enjoy their rights to freedoms of belief and association as well as other human rights. She had the benefit of visiting the Moroccan Jewish Museum, in Casablanca, which is unique in the Arab world and a good example of respect for religious tolerance and cultural pluralism. 63. However, the Special Rapporteur received information about restrictions placed on religions other than Islam, an issue that had previously been highlighted by the Human Rights Committee in its concluding observations. 39 During her visit, the Special Rapporteur met with representatives from religious minorities, including Moroccan Christians and Baha’i, who reported facing various restrictions in practising their religion. For example, some national religious minority groups reported difficulties in registering, noting that government and judicial authorities had rejected registration requests, citing infringement on the Muslim religion. In the absence of proper registration, some groups are reportedly prevented from attending churches, gathering for religious purposes in public, and establishing associations under which they can operate legally. In addition, some reported living in fear of government harassment due to previous surveillance incidents, arrests and questioning by local authorities. The Special Rapporteur calls upon the authorities to shed light on these allegations, which she takes seriously. 64. The Special Rapporteur recalls that the human rights enshrined in international human rights treaties must be guaranteed for everyone, including racial, ethnic and religious minorities. Indeed, under article 5 (d) (vii) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Moroccan authorities are required to ensure that all Moroccans can enjoy equally the right to freedom of thought, conscience and 39 16 CCPR/C/MAR/CO/6, paras. 39–40.