CRDH of Draa-Tafilalet Region organizes meetings to complete the establishment of clubs for citizenship and human rights within schools
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Draa-Tafilalet Region (CRDH), in coordination with the Regional Academy of Education and Training, is organizing regional meetings to complete the establishment of 125 clubs for education on citizenship and human rights within schools in the region.
These meetings will be organized between 21 and 28 February 2023 in the implementation of the relevant partnership and cooperation agreement signed in June 2021.
These meetings are part of the implementation of the CRDH annual action program 2023. They aim to complete the establishment of clubs for citizenship and human rights education within schools in the region and highlight their role in consolidating citizenship and tolerance values.
These meetings will be an occasion to present the guide for clubs on citizenship and human rights as a reference framework.
They will also contribute to aligning visions and actions methodologies to facilitate understanding and communication among the various components of the clubs, given that schools are the real space for implanting and promoting human rights culture.
These meetings will be scheduled at the Provincial Directorates of the Ministry of National Education, Primary Education and Sports as follow:
- Tuesday 21 February 2023, in Zagora, Morocco,
- Wednesday 22 February 2023, in Ouarzazate, Morocco,
- Thursday 23 February 2023, in Tangier, Morocco,
- Monday 28 February 2023, in Errachidia and Midelt, Morocco.
Rabat World Human Rights Pre-Forum to bring together hundreds of human rights defenders from over 50 countries
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) of Morocco and the International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH-UNESCO) will organize, on 17 and 18 February 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Bouregreg Congress Center, in Rabat, Morocco, the Rabat World Human Rights Pre-Forum as a prelude to the Third World Forum for Human Rights (WFHR), which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in March 2023.
Institutional actors, experts, officials, academics and representatives of national and international organizations working on human rights, particularly the United Nations, the African Union and others from Latin America, will gather for two days to discuss the important developments and emerging human rights challenges related to the climate change, transitional justice and memory and migration and human mobility.
More than 300 human rights defenders from 50 countries will share their experiences and best practices. It will culminate in developing effective and efficient recommendations, proposals and initiatives to pave the way for renewed international advocacy adopting the protection and promotion of human rights as a starting point, main focus and goal. Their conclusions will be presented at the World Third Forum on Human Rights to be held in Argentina.
"The Rabat International Human Rights Pre-Forum is not only an opportunity to shed light on human rights issues and address the main causes of transnational challenges and emerging global threats, but an event through which we seek to reach effective and efficient initiatives and come up with recommendations that will contribute to enriching the human rights debate at the Third World Human Rights Forum in Argentina," said Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson.
The program of the Pre-Forum features a plenary session during which emerging developments and challenges related to transitional justice and memory, climate change, and migration and human mobility will be addressed. Afterward, these issues will be detailed in three thematic sessions with the contribution of prominent human rights stakeholders from different parts of the world.
This Pre-forum will also be an occasion to pay tribute to six prominent national and international personalities known for their activism and contributions to protecting and promoting human rights.
Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Expatriates, Mr. Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, and Ms. Fernanda Gil Lazano, Executive Director of the CIPDH-UNESCO, Argentina will launch the proceedings of this event.
Rabat International Human Rights Pre-Forum website: www.rabatpreforumintldh.cndh.ma
Contact: +212 662 76 32 44
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Draa-Tafilalet Region: Meeting on the Practical Guide on Managing Hunger Strikes in Prisons
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region (CRDH) is organizing a meeting on the practical guide on Managing Hunger Strikes in Prisons, on Wednesday 15 February 2023, at 10 am, at the Sociological and Cultural Complex Oulad El Hajj, in Errachidia, Morocco.
This regional meeting is part of the implementation of the CRDH mandate, action program 2023, and its protective missions related to visiting places of detention, monitoring the conditions and treatment of prisoners, and receiving their or their families’ complaints.
Director of the Protection of human rights Directorate at the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Head of the Health Care Department at the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) will facilitate this meeting.
It intends to shed light on the contents, themes and objectives of this practical guide that aims at establishing a unified measure for hunger strikes in prisons by developing a guiding framework for possible interventions and defining responsibilities according to the relevant authorities to ensure the protection of prisoners’ rights, their dignity, and physical and psychological integrity, in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
King’s Attorney General, King's Attorneys at the two judicial departments in the region, regional director of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, regional delegates of the Ministry of Health, prisons directors, doctors, representatives of health care offices, lawyers, civil society activists and the media will participate in this event.
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region: Training session on International Humanitarian Law and Victim Protection
Regional Human Rights Commission of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region (CRDH), in partnership with the National Commission for International Humanitarian Law, will organize a training session on International Humanitarian Law and Victim Protection on Saturday 11 February 2023, at 2 pm, in Tangier, Morocco.
This training session is part of the National Human Rights Council’s (CNDH) actions related to raising awareness and strengthening capacities on the principles of international humanitarian law.
It is also the implementation of the requirements of Law 76-15, particularly Article 2, which states that the CNDH contributes to encouraging the implementation of international humanitarian law principles and rules.
This session will address the principles, rules and implementation mechanisms of this international humanitarian law.
National and international experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross will facilitate the program of this event.
Participants will address several axes focusing mainly on International humanitarian law and the protection of victims of armed conflicts, Challenges facing humanitarian action, and the Implementation of international humanitarian law in Morocco.
CNDH Regional Commission’s members, its administrative staff, and civil society associations will participate in this event.
International humanitarian law aims to implement a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflicts on people. It contributes, with international human rights law, to preserve the dignity and humanity of every person. Both laws share the aim of protecting all persons and are grounded in the principles of respect for the life, well-being and human dignity of the person.
CRDH Contact: +212539945352/ +212666175611
Guelmim: CNDH launches regional consultations with children to institutionalize the principle of participation
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will launch, on Friday 3 February 2023, at 9 a.m., in the Guelmim-Oued Noun Regional Council, Morocco, the Regional Consultation meetings with children in the view of institutionalizing the principle of participation. The CNDH Regional Commissions will organize these consultations throughout 2023.
Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, will launch these consultations. They aim to engage children in assessing the national system related to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This process will culminate in drafting an independent report, which will be presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child within the framework of the periodic report of Morocco.
January was devoted to preparing these regional consultation meetings with children, which will start in February, in Guelmim, Tanger, Fez, Marrakech, Agadir, Casablanca and Rabat, and continue in Errachidia, Beni Mellal, Oujda, Laayoune and Dakhla, Morocco.
CNDH Chairperson launched in November 2022 at Centre de Sauvegarde de l’Enfant Abdeslam Bennani, the national campaign I decide my fate on the sidelines of International Child Rights Day to institutionalize the principle of participation, which is one of the fundamental principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Workshop on the study results on foreigners' access to justice in Morocco
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will organize a workshop to present the results of the study on access to justice for foreigners in Morocco on Tuesday 31 January 2023, at 9 am at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.
This study was conducted in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It aims to identify the persistent challenges facing foreign litigants and develop recommendations to improve the effectiveness of access to justice for all.
Multidisciplinary actors will participate in this workshop. They will share and develop recommendations to support the effectiveness of the right to justice for foreigners.
Participants will focus on several axes, mainly: “Presentation of the study executive summary: Foreigners’ Access to Justice”; “Legal framework relating to foreigners' access to justice”; “Challenges of effective access to justice: GADEM experience”; and “Association Droit et Justice Experience on supporting and accompanying foreigners in their interaction with justice.”
Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, and Mr. François Rebeyt-Degat, UNHCR Representative in Morocco will take part in the opening session of this event.
Marrakech-Safi Region: Study Day on the Effectiveness of the Right to Health
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Marrakech-Safi region (CRDH), in partnership with the Bar Association in Marrakech, will organize a Study Day on "The Effectiveness of the Right to Health", on Friday 27 January 2023, at the Lawyers' Club in Targa, Marrakech.
This Study Day is organized within the framework of the implementation of the strategy of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) based on the effectiveness of rights. It is also part of the partnership agreement signed in May 2021 between the CRDH and the Bar Association in Marrakech.
It aims to share insights on issues related to the right to health by identifying the intersections and the elements of mutual influence on health issues and the legal, economic and social determinants related to the effectiveness of access to this right.
Institutional and civil actors (Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the judiciary, the Bar Association... ) will participate in this event.
The CNDH 2022 published its thematic report on "The effectiveness of the Right to Health: Challenges and Ways to its Strengthening", through which it sought to share a vision of the obstacles to citizens' access to their rights related to health and to suggest approaches to addressing them. This report is based on the legal texts that guarantee the right to health and reviews the impediments associated with the implicit determinants of this right, mainly the economic, social, cultural and environmental barriers.
CRDH Contact: +212 524 42 05 87
Email: crdh.marrakech-safi@cndh.org.ma
Marrakech-Safi Region: First session of citizenship and human rights education clubs regional forum
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Marrakech-Safi Region (CRDH), in partnership with the Regional Academy of Education and Training, will organize the first session of the Regional Forum for Citizenship and Human Rights Education Clubs, on 20 January 2023, at 10 am at Hassan II High school in Marrakech, Morocco.
Within the same context, Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), will also facilitate a Masterclass o human rights education for coordinators of Citizenship and Human Rights Education Clubs and the Regional Student Council members.
This regional forum is organized within the framework of the partnership and cooperation agreement signed between the CNDH Regional Commission in the Marrakech-Safi Region and the Regional Academy of Education and Training.
It is in line with the requirements of framework law 51-17 related to the reform of the education and training system, and the contents of the Roadmap for the reform of the national education system for 2022-2026.
The organization of this forum aims to document the citizenship and human rights education clubs’ actions and their achievements in the region. It also seeks to mobilize relevant actors and learners to consolidate and promote the human rights culture in the school environment and its surroundings. This event will contribute to realizing the effectiveness of human rights in the school environment, etc.
The CRDH in the Marrakech-Safi Region and the Regional Academy of Education and Training cooperate within the framework of an annual plan. They program several training sessions to strengthen the capacities of the coordinators of citizenship and human rights education clubs, as well as workshops to communicate on human rights issues and share their updates.
CNDH sets up a Technology, Digital Space and Human Rights Section
On Friday 6 January 2023, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) announced the set-up of a Technology, Digital Space and Human Rights Section reporting to the CNDH Chairperson. It is mandated to undertake current and strategic missions as part of the CNDH agenda and its follow-up on human rights issues inside and outside the digital space.
This Section was set up following the provisions of Law No. 76-15 on the CNDH reorganization and its Rules of Procedure requirements.
In addition to monitoring, follow-up and building capacity missions, this Section is in line with the CNDH vision and approach related to the prevention of human rights violations. It is also mandated to protect and promote human rights considering potential violations related to technology and digital space.
This Section priority, said the CNDH Chairperson, responds to the early CNDH concern with issues of emerging freedoms in Morocco, the follow-up on technology and digital space dynamism and their relation to human rights at national, regional and international levels.
Mrs. Bouayach said that the Internet and technological and digital development are indeed essential worldwide priorities now. They allow new ways to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms. They also provide an incubating environment that contributes significantly to effectively accessing these rights. However, their danger and threat may affect the essence of this system and undermine fundamental universal rights and freedoms.
Therefore, added Mrs. Bouayach, the CNDH launched a new methodology to work on these issues by setting up this Section within the CNDH administrative structure as part of keeping pace with the technological and digital evolution at national and international levels and their impact on protecting human rights.
Technology, Digital Space and Human Rights Section is the culmination of the CNDH actions process conducted since the beginning of its current mandate. It aims to monitor the technology and digital space impact in Morocco and contribute to facing the digital technology challenges on human rights at the national, regional and international levels.
CNDH Regional Commission of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region holds its Sixth Regular Meeting
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region (CRDH) will hold its Sixth Regular Meeting in line with the requirements of Law 76-15 on the reorganization of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and Article 36 of its Rules of Procedure, on Saturday 24 December 2022, at 09.30 am at the municipality of L’Marsa, Laayoune, Morocco.
This meeting will schedule presentations of reports on the three Standing Committees (Protection, Promotion, and the Effectiveness of Human Rights) and the CRDH annual report 2022.
The CRDH was installed on 8 September 2020 following Article 44 of Law 76-15. It includes the Moroccan provinces of Laayoune, Tarfaya, Boujdour and Es-Smara. It is composed of 21 members proposed by regional representative bodies of judges, lawyers, Morocco’s Supreme Ulema Council, physicians, journalists and civil society associations, in addition to actors working in protecting and promoting human rights.