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CNDH hosts the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights delegation
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will host, from 11 to 15 April 2022, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) delegation, chaired by Mr. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, ACHPR Chairperson.Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, will launch the opening session of this visit.This...
Read moreMorocco's Universal Periodic Review: 26 Recommendations to the government for the effectiveness of human rights
As an independent national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights, accredited with “A” status, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) submitted its parallel report on the occasion of the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).The UPR is an...
Read moreSouss-Massa Region: National Symposium on the Rule of Law in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Regional Human Rights Commission of the Souss-Massa Region (CRDH) and the Bar Association to Courts of Appeal in Agadir, Guelmim and Laayoune, Morocco, organize a National Symposium on "The State of the Rule of Law in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic", on Friday 1 April 2022, at 9.30...
Read moreErrachidia: CNDH Chairperson delivers a lecture on “Memory and History: Ways to Human Development”
On Thursday 31 March 2022, Mrs. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), will deliver a lecture on “Memory and History: Ways to Human Development” at the opening of the spring session at the Interdisciplinary College in Errachidia, Morocco.On the side...
Read moreRound table on "Foreigners' Right to Access Employment in the Tangiers-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region"
In partnership with the Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL), the Regional Human Rights Commission of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region (CRDH) organizes a round table on “The Right of Foreigners to Access Employment in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region”, on Wednesday 30 March...
Read moreMorocco CNDH shares its experience and expertise with the NHRI of the Republic of Niger
The National Human Rights Council in Morocco (CNDH) will meet with the delegation from the National Human Rights Commission/National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture of the Republic of Niger from 28 March 2022 to 2 April 2022 in Rabat, Morocco.The Moroccan CNDH will share its experience...
Read moreCasablanca-Settat Region: Forum on “Sexual Extortion, Limits of Human Trafficking”
In partnership with Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco, the Regional Human Rights Commission of Casablanca-Settat Region (CRDH) organises a Regional Forum on "Sexual Extortion: Limits of Human Trafficking", at 9:30 a.m. on Monday 28 March 2022, at the Faculty of Medicine in...
Read moreCNDH REITERATES ITS FIRM POSITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY AS A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE
Mrs. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), reiterated the Council’s firm position against the death penalty as a grave violation of the right to life, which is an inherent, supreme and absolute right. Without it, there is no right, no freedom or justice.In...
Read moreCNDH CALLS FOR INCLUDING THE ROLE OF NHRIS IN THE UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
As part of the interactive dialogue with Mrs. Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, Mrs. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), called for urgent measures to protect child soldiers as victims. She also...
Read moreEVENTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (24-25 FEBRUARY 2022)
Mrs. Amina Bouayach, President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), chaired the launch of the Seventh Session of the General Assembly (GA) on the morning of Thursday 24 February 2022.The GA will be held on 24 and 25 February 2022 at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.Stakeholders...
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