As part of its monthly Protection Thursday program, The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) organizes an online symposium on “Victims of Human Trafficking... Limits of Support” on Thursday 24 February 2022, starting at 7 pm on the CNDH’s Facebook page. This event aims to contribute to promoting Law No. 27-14 related to combating human trafficking. This law stipulates that human trafficking is a distinct crime. It provides guarantees for victims and increases punishment for perpetrators. …
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) welcomes the unprecedented Court’s decision and the positive interaction of the Public Prosecution, the defence and the civil party with the CNDH request to allow its observation team to attend the closed hearing session of the criminal appeal case of Mr. Omar Radi related to sexual violence, held on Friday 18 February 2022. The CNDH Regional Commission of Casablanca-Settat Region had submitted a request, on behalf of the CNDH Chairperson, on Monday 14…
On behalf of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), which is a constitutional institution that considers all issues related to defending and protecting human rights and freedoms, the Regional Human Rights Commission of the Casablanca-Settat Region (CRDH) submitted, on Monday 7 February 2022, a request for observation of the closed court hearing related to university professors accused of harassment case in Settat, a city about an hour’s drive from Casablanca, Morocco.At…
On behalf of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), which is a constitutional institution that considers all issues related to defending and protecting human rights and freedoms, the Regional Human Rights Commission of the Casablanca-Settat Region (CRDH) submitted, on Monday 7 February 2022, a request for observation of the closed court hearing related to university professors accused of harassment case in Settat, a city about an hour’s drive from Casablanca, Morocco. At…
As part of efforts made to preserve the national archive and Moroccan collective memory, Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), addressed, at the end of last week, through the diplomatic services of the Kingdom, a letter to the French Diplomatic Archives - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in which she stressed the importance of returning the late Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi archive to Morocco.CNDH correspondence comes to support the request…
Ms. Maimouna Essayed, Chair of the Regional Human Rights Commission in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Region (CRDH), was announced, on Friday 7 January 2022, in Kenitra, Morocco, Radio Medina FM’s Human Rights Personality of the year 2021.As part of the Sixth Chapter of the Annual National Ceremony for the Radio Medina FM Personality of the Year, Ms. Essayed chosen in recognition of her initiatives in protecting and promoting human rights in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Region.In her statement, Ms. Essayed…
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) held a meeting on Tuesday 4 January 2022, to coordinate the Council’s actions related to cases of sexual extortion and harassment in some colleges, universities and higher-education institutes, known in the media as “Sex for grades”.Several presidents of CNDH's Regional Commissions (CRDHs) and the Coordinator of the Standing Committee on Parity and Non-discrimination took part in this meeting.The CRDHs previously held hearings with…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Embassy of Canada in Morocco, is organizing a training session on the right to sexual and reproductive health for women and girls on 25, 26 and 27 November 2021 in Rabat, Morocco. This training session is part of the CNDH’s will to enhance the capacities of its members, staff and CNDH’s Regional Commissions (CRDHs). It will be an opportunity to discuss issues related to following up…
The Moroccan pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai, in cooperation with the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), will organize a seminar on Women's Rights in Morocco: Historical Perspectives and Future Horizons, on Thursday 18 November 2021, in Women's Space. This Seminar aims at discussing ways to encourage the effective and complete implementation of the principle of equality and parity. It also intends to strengthen the political representation of women. It will be an opportunity to address the…