CITIZENSHIP PLATFORM PROJECT ENTERS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

The Citizenship Platform for the promotion of human rights culture enters the implementation phase in September 2010 with the presentation of the outline of its steering committee’s plan of action (2010-2014).

The steering committee of the Platform, chaired by Mr. Ahmed Herzenni, President of the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH), held a meeting with Prime Minister Abass El Fassi, to present the outline of its plan of action, on September 8th, 2010. The Platform is a national ambitious project started in 2006. It aims “to promote and entrench human rights values in the Moroccan society and ensure that all individuals enjoy these values, through its different activities, following three intervention levels: education, training and awareness”.

In this regards, the steering committee of the Platform suggested the implementation of the Platform in three phases: preparation, implementation and evaluation.

The preparation phase is expected to last for one year (2011). Four main activities are listed among the activities of the preparation phase, relative to training, awareness and education:

• Preparing a reference guide relative to the promotion of human rights culture;

• Raising awareness about and widely publicizing the platform;

• Organizing a national forum with regional aspects on human rights where human rights stakeholders and players share their experiences, expertise and best practices. This forum will be recognition for the efforts made to protect and promote human rights, especially in remote areas;

• Encouraging training of trainers in the field of human rights and making universities participate to achieve this objective;

• Implementation phase (2012-2014). Three main lines are listed in this phase:

- Training: working according the academic approach in training in the field of human rights and training officials in charge of the application of law;

- Awareness: relying on creativity and media through different forms: theatre, cinema and media to raise awareness about human rights culture;

- Education: developing programs relative to human rights education and providing necessary educational supports;

• Evaluation phase: in this phase results, suggestions and recommendations will be evaluated to overcome difficulties and strengthen achievements.

The platform’s official installation ceremony was held on February 26th, 2007 in Rabat. The steering committee in charge of the following-up and implementation of the Platform, composed of representatives of governmental and public institutions, including the Advisory Council on Human Rights and the representatives of the University, media and civil society, was appointed on October 28th, 2009.