About CNDH

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is a pluralist and independent national institution, established in March 2011 to succeed the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) founded in 1990.

The Council examines all issues related to defending, protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms, ensuring their full exercise and upholding the dignity, rights and freedoms of citizens, individuals and groups, in accordance with national and universal principles in the field of human rights.

In line with the 2011 Constitution and in fulfillment of Morocco’s international human rights commitments, particularly concerning grievance mechanisms, Law No. 76.15 on CNDH’s reorganization was adopted in 2018. This Law outlined the Council’s constitutional standing as an entity dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights, considering the Paris Principles relating to the status of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and the Belgrade Principles on the relationship between NHRIs and parliaments.

Under this Law, and with an aim to extend its roles in protecting and promoting human rights and preventing their violation, CNDH established within its structure the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM), the National Redress Mechanism for Children and the National Mechanism for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Council also has twelve (12) Regional Human Rights Commissions (CRDHs) supporting the fulfillment of its mandate at the regional level.

CNDH advises the Government and Parliament and provides proposals on human rights issues. It communicates its positions, upon request or proactively, through opinions, memoranda, reports and studies relating to laws, draft laws or any matter within its mandate.

Download Law No. 76-15 on the reorganization of CNDH (Available in French)