The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Government Presidency and the Deposit and Management Fund (CDG) signed, On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the Government Presidency headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, an agreement to implement a key recommendation from the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) concerning supplementary retirement for 99 victims of past gross human rights violations.
This agreement was signed by Mr. Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of Government, Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, and Mr. Abdellatif Zaghnoun, CDG Director General.
This agreement concerns victims who benefited from an exceptional measure outlined in the social integration recommendation of the IER, allowing their integration into public and semi-public sectors.
In this context, Ms. Bouayach, highlighted the significant progress made by the CNDH in advancing the implementation of the IER recommendations. She emphasized the critical role of the Advisory Council for Human Rights (CCDH) and then the CNDH, as mandated by His Majesty the King, in overseeing the follow-up on the implementation of these recommendations since the presentation of the IER final report on January 6, 2006.
Mr. Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of Government, noted the extensive collaboration and ongoing coordination between the government and the CNDH, which has facilitate the implementation of the recommendations. These include financial compensation, health coverage, social integration, and the resolution of the administrative and financial status of employees who were forced to cease work due to arrest or enforced disappearance.
It is worth noting that a group of 183 victims or rights holders benefited from an exceptional license allowing their employment in the public and semi-public sectors. Among these, 99 individuals have exceeded the legal age for employment. A study conducted in 2017 and updated in 2019 stipulated that these individuals be eligible to retire with at least 50% of their monthly income. This necessitated the establishment of a mechanism to provide them with a supplementary pension, in addition to their basic pension, which would be transferable to rights holders, in accordance with the IER social integration recommendation.