Press releases
National Human Rights Council names its human rights training institute after renowned human rights defender late Driss Benzekri
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will name its Rabat-based National Human Rights Training Institute (INFDH) after the late Driss Benzekri, at an official ceremony on July 5th, 2017; a tribute to a human rights defender who left his mark on the history of human rights in Morocco,...
Read moreParticipation of persons with disabilities in political and public life: 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
The tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (CRPD) will be held from 13 to 15 June 2017 in New York. On the sideline of this session, the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations in partnership with the National...
Read moreClosing ceremony of a training program on human rights for civil society stakeholders from Laâyoune and Dakhla regions
Mr. Driss El Yazami, President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will chair the closing ceremony of a training program on human rights for civil society stakeholders from the regions Laâyoune- Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla- Oued Ed-Dahab regions on May, 12th, 2017 at the CNDH’s...
Read more« Un si long chemin, Paroles de réfugiés au Maroc »: Income from book sales will be donated to Al Karam association
More than one year following the publication of Un si long chemin, Paroles de réfugiés au Maroc “One long way: refugees’ words in Morocco”. The partners of this project will meet on 11 May 2017 in order to donate income from sales to Al Karam association at the headquarters of...
Read moreGlobal Compact on Migration: Special Event on the Role of African NHRIs
The National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) organize a special event on “the Role of African NHRIs in the process of negotiations leading to the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular...
Read moreEthnological film entitled “look at the other” Regarder l’autre
Ethnological film entitled “look at the other” Regarder l’autreA second screening of the ethnological film entitled “look at the other” Regarder l’autre will take place on the 25th and the 26th of April 2017, organized by the Jacques- Berques Center,...
Read morePre-Trial Detention Day In Africa: CNDH Organizes A Series Of Awarness- Rasing Activities
Organized by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and its regional commissions, in cooperation with various partners, the commemoration of the Pre-trial Detention Day in Africa will be taking place on April 25th, 2017. The commemoration will include several activities, with the view to...
Read moreWOMEN’S VOICES: Rabat hosts a meeting of African women writers
Eight African women writers will gather on Thursday 20 April 2017 at Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) to share their own experiences and shed light on African women’s literature. The event is initiated by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the Academy of the...
Read moreCNDH and IRI launch human rights training program targeting civil society stakeholders from Laâyoune and Dakhla
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) launch on Monday, March 13, 2017, in Rabat, a human rights and participatory governance training program targeting civil society stakeholders from the regions of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Ed...
Read moreSpecial Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers convenes its 2nd meeting to decide over a second set of accreditation applications
The Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers convened on Thursday, June 30, 2016 a second meeting at the headquarters of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Rabat to decide over the second set of accreditation applications from national and international...
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