The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Arab Network for National Human rights Institutions (ANNHRI) organize a high-level regional workshop on “The promotion of human rights culture as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” on 4 and 5 February 2020 at the Kenzi Menara Palace Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco. Representatives of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) members of the ANNHRI, representatives of the Office of the United Nations High…
Pursuant to article 12 of Law No. 31-13 on the right of access to information, Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), designated Ms. Amina Salhi, Director of the Communication Directorate at the Council, to handle the reception and processing of information requests at CNDH.Article 12 of the Law No. 31-13 provides for the appointment of one or more persons for receiving and processing requests for access to information within bodies and institutions…
Following the earthquake tragedy in Morocco, the Regional Human Rights Commission in the Draa-Tafilalet Region (CRDH) held a meeting with relevant governors to identify the efforts made by the authorities to alleviate the impact of the earthquake’s effects on the population.The CRDH visited the injured at the Sidi Hssaine Ben Nasser Regional Hospital and the Tikirt village in the Ait Zineb commune in Ouarzazate, Morocco.On the side-line of the visit conducted to the local prison in Ouarzazate,…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) signed, on 20 December 2019 in El Jadida, Morocco, a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of technical cooperation on monitoring aspects related to health in places of deprivation of liberty.This Memorandum was signed by Mrs. Amina Bouayach, CNDH President and Mr. Jens Simon Modvig, Director, Chief Physician at DIGNITY. It focuses on strengthening the capacities of members and staff of the…
Morocco topped the Human Rights Committee’s ranking for the implementation of selected recommendations, alongside Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, and Burkina Faso. The five countries obtained the ‘A’ rating which is the highest rating of the follow-up review on implementing priority recommendations conducted by the Human Rights Committee and whose results were announced in December.The ‘A’ rating reflects that these countries have taken “significant action” towards the implementation of…
The National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) takes part in the 12th Biennial Conference of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) from 5 to 6 November 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.The CNDH will be represented by a delegation led by Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of the Council.Organized jointly by the NANHRI and its host member, the National Council for Human Rights of Egypt, this conference will focus this year on “The Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular…
On 10 October 2019, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty and abolitionist organizations around the world celebrated the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty. This day coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Therefore, the light was shed, this year, on the situation of children of prisoners sentenced to death “invisible victims”. On this occasion, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) organized on Thursday 10 October 2019 a series of…
Ms Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), will take part in the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) 2024 Global Seminar on Cooperation and Innovation: Sharing State Experiences and Building Capacity in Criminal Investigations and Law Enforcement Practices. This event will take place on 1 and 2 October 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the CTI Secretariat in partnership with the Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY), this Seminar will…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will hold the opening session of the first ordinary session of its General Assembly on September 21, 2019, from 9:30am to 10:30am, at its headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. Mrs. Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and her delegation, invited by the CNDH, will take part in the opening session of the General Assembly. Mrs. Maiga will present the ACHPR’s mandate and missions.