The Regional Directorate for Prison Administration and Reintegration in the Laayoune Sakia El Hamra region, in partnership with the Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region (CRDH), will organize the fourth online workshop on human rights for the benefit of prisoners in the region, on Thursday 2 March 2021. This workshop is part of the training program targeting inmates in the two prisons in Laayoune and Es-Smara. These workshops are conducted by the CRDH. They aim at…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is organizing an online seminar on the role of the judiciary in protecting associations, on Friday 26 February 2021, starting at 4:00 pm. This seminar will be published live on the CNDH’s Facebook page. This seminar is part of the CNDH’s contribution to participate in public debate and raising awareness on the role of NGOs in promoting and raising awareness on human rights and strengthening human rights system and its effective enjoyment. Through this…

In accordance with Law # 76.15 reforming the National Human Rights Council; Taking note of social media posts and comments, regarding Ms. Sultana Sid Brahim Khaya, being injured on the face;

 A delegation of the Council's Regional Human Rights Commission in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra visited Ms. Sultana Khaya, on February 13th, 2021, at her house.

 The visiting team held a hearing with Ms. Sultana Khaya, during which she claimed to have been hit by…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are organizing, from 15 to 26 February 2021, awareness-raising days and training on the rights of children with disabilities as part of the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities "Changing mindsets and instilling human rights approach in the perception of disabilities in Morocco." These days aim to consolidate the knowledge of various actors in the field of the rights of…

Mr. Said Amzazi, Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Mrs. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) signed an agreement to encourage initiatives aiming at promoting human rights reflexion in school and university milieu. This event took place on Thursday 4 February 2021 at the Ministry's headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. Mr. Driss Ouaouicha, Minister Delegate in charge of Higher Education and Scientific…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will organize a national meeting to follow up on the outcomes of the seminar related to the launch of the project on "The Effectiveness of the Right to Health in Morocco: Towards a Health System Based on Human Rights Approach” and study the methodology to be adopted to organize a series of regional meetings. This event will be held on Thursday 4 February 2021, starting from 10 am at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. It is part of the completion…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Morocco and the National Human Rights Commission in Mauritania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Sunday 31 January 2021, to establish and develop a framework for joint action, cooperation and consultation between the two parties. This MoU was signed by Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, and Mr. Ahmed Salem Ould Bouhbini, President of the National Human Rights Commission in Mauritania. It aims to achieve a joint vision to support…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) are jointly organizing, on January 26, 2021, from 10 am, a high-level online event to launch officially the project “Support to the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM) in Morocco”. This project is launched by the EU and the CoE and implemented in partnership with the CNDH. It is implemented in the framework of the broader joint program between the EU and the CoE, entitled “Support…

Mr. Mounir Bensalah, Secretary General of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) of Morocco and the Secretary General of the Mauritanian National Human Rights Commission, launched a training session for the benefit of the staff of the Mauritanian NHRI on Monday 1 November 2021, at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. This training session was part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the CNDH and Mauritanian National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) on 12 January 2021. It took…