Press releases
Study day on Combating Violence against Women in Laayoune –Smara, Morocco
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara (CRDH) organizes a study day on “Combating violence against women: implementation of the national and international commitments related to human rights and territorial coordination mechanisms”. This event will take place on Friday...
Read moreSaadia Belmir is re-elected member of UN Committee Against Torture
Moroccan magistrate, member of the National Human Rights Council and former member of the Advisory Council on Human Rights, Saadia Belmir is re-elected as a member of the UN Committee Against Torture. The vote was held on Thursday in Geneva at the 16th meeting of State Parties to the...
Read moreRegional seminar on death penalty in French-speaking countries in Africa
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Association Enùsemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECRM) “Together Against the Death Penalty”, in partnership with the Association francophone des Commissions nationales des droits de l’Homme (AFCNDH) “Francophone Association of...
Read moreRegional meeting of National Mechanisms for the prevention of torture in North Africa
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) organize a regional meeting of national mechanisms for the prevention of torture (NPMs) in North Africa from 26 to 28 September 2017 in Rabat.The purpose of this meeting is to improve the...
Read moreCNDH participate in the first edition of the Maghreb Book Fair in Oujda
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) participates in the Maghreb Book Fair in Oujda on “Maghrebian Literature”. This exhibition will be held from 21 to 24 September 2017 at the Grand Theatre Mohammed VI in Oujda.This event is organized by the Oriental Agency, the Oriental Regional...
Read moreCNDH participates in the 18th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The delegation of the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) participates in the proceedings of the 18th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Committee) which takes place from August 14th to 31st, 2017 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.During this...
Read moreCNDH hands archives of Independent Arbitration Commission over to national archives institution
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Archives of Morocco will organize on July 24, 2017, starting at 4 p.m., at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Rabat, a ceremony to hand the archives of the Independent Arbitration Commission for the Compensation for Victims of Enforced...
Read moreTunisia: Regional workshop on preventing violent extremism
Secretary General of the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH), Mr. Mohamed Essabbar, will participate, on 10 and 11 July 2017 in Tunisia, in a regional workshop on preventing violent extremism.This event is organized by the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI)...
Read moreMarrakech: Training session for trainers on gender, climate and SDGs
In partnership with Women engage for a common Future (WECF), the National Agency for Energy Efficiency and the Development of Renewable Energy (ADEREE) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) will organize the second training session of trainers on...
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Some media have been reporting news on the publication of the report of the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) on the allegations of torture suffered by certain detainees of Al Hoceima’s protest movement. In order to clarify any ambiguity in this respect, the CNDH provides the...
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