In commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December of each year, the Regional Human Rights Commission in the Marrakech-Safi Region (CRDH) is organizing an interactive workshop on Monitoring Mechanisms in the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), on Saturday 3 December 2022 at the CRDH headquarters in Marrakech, Morocco.

This interactive workshop aims to raising-awareness of NGOs staff on the rights of persons with disabilities as stipulated in the CRPD, mainly the aspect related to the common guidelines and strategies between government departments.

It will also be an opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the independent monitoring mechanisms and the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) role as a host of the National Mechanism for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities.

Participants at this workshop will share information and experiences on how relevant NGOs and persons with disabilities contribute to comprehensive, thematic or territorial parallel reports. They will discuss the protection of all their rights following the Convention and contribute to facilitating remedies access and monitoring violations, mainly through data collection.

This workshop also intends to promote a good understanding of the International Convention, the Optional Protocol and the importance of monitoring. Thus, this event will further enhance the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, enable them to monitor the Convention at the regional level, promote the culture of complaints in line with the Optional Protocol requirements, identify and share regional initiatives, reinforce coordination with the CRDH, and strengthen capacities in this field regionally.
 
CRDH Contact: +212 524 42 05 87
Email: crdh.marrakech-safi@cndh.org.ma