The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), University Ibn Zohr in Agadir, Morocco, the Association of Researchers in Migration and Development (known in French as Association des Chercheurs en Migrations et Développement (ACMD)) and the Regional Observatory for Migrations, Spaces and Societies (ORMES) are organizing the sixth edition of the Migrant Festival under the slogan Valuing the Heritage of International Migrations, on 27 and 28 October 2023, at 9:00 am in Agadir, Morocco. This…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), in partnership with the Council of Europe (CoE) office in Morocco, will organize an interactive workshop on sexual offenses against children entitled: The Lanzarote Convention and the Child Protection System in Morocco, on Tuesday 24 October 2023, at 8.30 am at the CNDH’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. This meeting aims to shed light on the additional value of the CoE Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual…
The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) General Assembly re-elected the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) representative of NANHRI at the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Bureau and member of the Working Group on Businesses and Human Rights (BHR) on 17 and 18 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. To be noted that the CNDH holds, currently, the position of the GANHRI Secretary and Vice-President. The CNDH was also re-elected as a member of…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), represented by a delegation led by Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, participates in the proceedings of the 14th Biennial Conference of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) on: “Nurturing responsible business conduct and respect for human rights in Africa,” which will be held from 17 to 20 October 2023, in Accra, Ghana. The 14th Biennial Conference of the NANHRI aims to examine the role of national institutions (NHRIs)…
The National Human Rights Council / National Preventive Mechanism (CNDH/NPM), in cooperation with the South African Human Rights Commission, is organizing an international conference on Practices of NPMs in Africa: Exploring Emerging Challenges and Opportunities, on 23 and 24 June 2023, at 8:30 am in Marrakech, Morocco. This international conference is organized as part of the CNDH celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It aims to address strategies…
In commemoration of National Children's Day, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) presents its child-friendly Annual Report on Thursday 25 May 2023, at 10 a.m. at the CNDH’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.Children representing various groups will participate in this event.This Annual Report version is published within the framework of the CNDH advocacy campaign to institutionalize the Principle of Children's Participation under the slogan "I decide my fate", which was previously…
In her capacity as Vice President of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), Ms Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of Morocco’s NHRI, will lead GANHRI *high-level* human rights delegation to New York to discuss global human rights talks and priorities, including support to NHRIs. From 23 to 25 May 2023, Ms Bouayach will lead discussions on the Annual Review Meeting of GANHRI - OHCHR - UNDP Tripartite Partnership. Representatives of GANHRI, their regional networks …
The Regional Human Rights Commission in the Oriental Region (CRDH) is organizing, on Friday 19 May 2023, at 3 p.m. in Oujda, Morocco, a round table on the child begging phenomenon in Nador, Morocco. Several institutional actors and civil society working on child protection will participate in this event. This meeting will be organized as part of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and its Regional Commissions’ missions related to monitoring, observing and following up on the human rights…
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR-Morocco), the International Organization for Migration (IOM Morocco) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), will organize a workshop on "Socio-economic rights of migrant and refugee workers: Towards an inclusive strategy in Professional field", on Wednesday 17 May 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. This workshop is organized…