Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), receives the Prestigious North-South Prize of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday 21 May 2024 at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Prize was presented by H.E President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and President of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.

She was awarded this prestigious Prize in “recognition of her commitment to the promotion of Human Rights, gender equality and the prevention of torture on a regional and continental levels”.

Ms. Bouayach is the first Moroccan woman and third Moroccan figure to win the North South Prize (after His Majesty's advisor, Mr. André Azoulay, and the late former Prime Minister, Mr. Abderrahmane Youssoufi).

She was awarded this prestigious Prize in “recognition of her commitment to the promotion of Human Rights, gender equality and the prevention of torture on a regional and continental levels”.

Ms. Bouayach is the first Moroccan woman and third Moroccan figure to win the North South Prize (after His Majesty's advisor, Mr. André Azoulay, and the late former Prime Minister, Mr. Abderrahmane Youssoufi).

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