Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region: Workshop on the practical guide on managing hunger strikes in prisons
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region (CRDH) will organize a workshop on the Practical Guide on Managing Hunger Strikes in Prisons in Morocco, on Thursday 15 June 2023, in Laayoune, Morocco.
The organization of this workshop is part of the implementation of the practical guide on managing hunger strikes in prisons, which was developed by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the General Delegation for Prisons Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Presidency of the Public Prosecution Office.
This Practical Guide aims to protect the detainees' physical and psychological safety and to preserve their dignity and rights, in line with national and international standards and laws.
The workshop program will schedule on two main issues. Mr. Mohamed Hamdi, Head of the Directorate on the Protection of Human Rights at the CNDH, will address the context, principles and general rules of the practical guide on managing hunger strikes in prisons in Morocco. Dr. Taoufik Abtal, Health Care Department at the DGAPR, will focus on the implementation of the Practical Guide.