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Newsletter, Issue 3, November 2008

Editorial

The Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) held on October 11-12, 2008 a seminar on the death penalty. The goal was to open objective, serene and scientific debate on the question of the death penalty according to several approaches: legal, religious, sociological and human rights.

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Training Session in Sidi Kacem

As part of its mission of promoting the human rights culture, in partnership with the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) and with the participation of the Ministry of Justice, the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) organized a training session on November 1-2, 2008 in Sidi Kacem under the theme of "International Conventions and Instruments on Human Rights". This session saw the participation of about thirty activists belonging to twelve local associations operating in various areas: development, environment, culture, etc.

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Agenda

National Seminar on “Gender Approach in the Process of Transitional Justice in Morocco: Current Situation and Prospects” As part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) particularly as regards the promotion of women’s rights, and in partnership with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) organizes a national seminar on November 25, 2008 in Rabat under the theme of "Gender Approach in the Process of Transitional Justice in Morocco: Current Situation and Prospects".

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Publication : Non-citizen Rights

This publication has been prepared by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of non-citizens, Professor David Weissbrodt, who submitted his final report to the Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in August 2003.

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Moroccan PANDDH Steering Committee to Be Set Up

Seven months after the official launch of the National Action Plan in Democracy and Human Rights (PANDDH), the creation of the steering committee, scheduled for late November, comes to crown a dynamic dialogue at both national and regional levels and open a new phase in the process of developing the Plan.

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International Conference in Nairobi: NHRIs and Administration of Justice

The President of the Advisory Council on Human Rights, Mr. Ahmed Herzenni, and Mr. Abderrazak Rouwane, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation attended from 20 to 24 October 2008 the ninth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions, held in Nairobi on 'National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and the Administration of Justice ".

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Family Law: Recommendations for Improving Implementation

In commemoration of the Moroccan National Day of Women and in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) organized a seminar to assess the implementation of the Family Law.

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Seminar on Human Rights and Environment: Dakhla as an example

As part of its activities related to the promotion of economic, social and environmental rights, the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) held on October 7, 2008 in Dakhla, south of Morocco, a seminar on "Human Rights and Environment". This meeting is part of the CCDH strategy to deepen the debate on this category of rights in order to specify them in the light of international guidelines and the Moroccan specific context. More than a hundred of participants representing local authorities, regional services, local communes, local associations and the private sector attended the meeting.

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