World day against the death penalty: Videoconference on the death penalty in Morocco, Law and practice

On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty (know under its French acronym CMCPM), Together Against the Death Penalty (know under its French acronym ECPM), the Moroccan parliamentary network against the death penalty, the Network of lawyers against the death penalty, and the Network of journalists against the death penalty are organizing a videoconference on "The death penalty in Morocco: Law and practice”, on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, from 4 pm to 6 pm.

This conference is part of the project related to accompanying parliamentarians, national institutions, and civil society towards the abolition of the death penalty in key countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It is co-financed by the Delegation of the European Union in Morocco, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs.

This online event will be an opportunity to provide information on the current issues related to the death penalty in Morocco. Parliamentarians, NOGs representatives, technical and financial partners, legal professionals, as well as partners playing a role in accompanying Morocco towards the abolition of the death penalty will participate in this videoconference.

At this debate, stakeholders will address several axes, namely: Death penalty in law, Major issue of the reform of the Penal Code; Death penalty in practice, how effective the right of access to a lawyer; Death penalty, a philosophical approach; and The UN resolution calling for a universal moratorium on the death penalty.

Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, Mr. Alessio Capellani, Deputy Chief of the European Union Delegation in Morocco, and partners’ representatives of this conference will take part in the opening session of this online conference.

A preliminary introduction on Morocco's international commitments and the death penalty will be presented by Mr. Ayat Mohamed, Special Advisor to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the cooperation with the MENA Region and Member of the United Nations’ Committee of the Convention on forced disappearances.

The CNDH has always advocated and defended its position towards the abolition of the death penalty. On several occasions, the CNDH has called to adhere to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.

Registration:
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