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Fulfilling its prevention and human rights protection mandate, and for moral and legal considerations related to the nature of its action, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), in coordination with the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), visited the...
Read more64th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: NANHRI to organize an event on regional follow-up and review of the Global Compact for Migration
The Working Group on Migration of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), chaired by the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) and composed of the NHRIs of Kenya, Zimbabwe, DRC and Niger, in cooperation with the National Council for Human Rights of Egypt,...
Read moreBriefing on the establishment of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is organizing a Briefing on the establishment of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (NPM) on 12 April 2019 at its headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.This Briefing will bring together relevant stakeholders at national and international level ...
Read moreCNDH organizes a National Meeting on “Marriage of Minor Girls: Abolish the Exception… Restore the Norm”
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Council of Europe are organizing a National Meeting on “Marriage of Minor Girls: Abolish the Exception… Restore the Norm”. This event will start at 8:30 am on Friday 22 March 2019 at Hotel Farah, Rabat, Morocco.This event is part...
Read moreInternational Women’s Day: CNDH is launching a national campaign "Marriage of Minor Girls: Abolish the exception… Restore the norm"
In commemoration of the International Women’s Day, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is launching a national campaign “Marriage of Minor Girls: Abolish the Exception… Restore the norm”. This campaign is in line with the recommendations of the National Plan of...
Read moreGeneva: CNDH takes part in the 32nd Annual Meeting of the GANHRI
The National Human Rights Council is taking part in the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) which will be held from 4 to 6 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A delegation of the CNDH led by its Chairperson Ms. Amina Bouayach will...
Read moreSignificant contribution of the CNDH to SIEL: Fifty events and more than 100 national and international stakeholders to promote the rights of migrants
For the eighth time in a row, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) participated in the 25th edition of the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) which ended on Sunday 17 February 2019.Under the theme “Mobility: Rights without Borders”, The CNDH contributed to promoting the...
Read moreInternational Publishing and Book Fair: CNDH dedicates its pavilion to migration issues
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is taking part in the 25th edition of the International Publishing and Book Fair, known under its French acronym SIEL, to be held from 7 to 17 February 2019 in Casablanca. This year, the CNDH’s exhibition will shed light on migration issues.Under the...
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Following reports published by media outlets on January 26th, 2019 about Mr. Nasser Zefzafi’s health, who is detained at the Ain Sebaa 1 Local Prison in Casablanca, the National Human Rights Council, upon its Chairperson's decision, dispatched a team of three members, including a...
Read moreHM King Mohammed VI appoints Ms Amina Bouayach new president of the National Human Rights Council
Here l follows the statement of the royal Office:"HM King Mohammed VI received on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Amina Bouayach, whom the Sovereign has appointed chairwoman of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH).During this audience, HM the King reaffirmed his...
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