Mr. Mahjoub El Haiba, member of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), was elected as an expert in the United Nations Human Rights Committee, on the occasion of the 38th Meeting of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights held in New York on Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Mr. El Hiba was elected as the representative of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Human Rights Committee, after obtaining 127 out of 171 votes. He was nominated along with 14 other candidates in the aforementioned Committee.
The Moroccan expert has a long-standing experience in defending human rights. He will occupy this seat for four years within the UN body starting from 1st January 2021. This UN Committee monitors the extent to which States parties implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which has been ratified to date by 173 States.
Mr. Mahjoub El Hiba is a Professor and national/international expert. He held the position of Secretary General of the former Advisory Human Rights Council (CCDH) from 2005 to 2011. He was the first Interministerial Delegate of Human Rights in Morocco and a former member of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission.
Mr. El Hiba, holder of a Ph.D. (doctorat d’Etat) in political sciences, was the Assistant Dean of the Casablanca Faculty of Law from 1997 to 2000. He taught public law, law on territory planning, human rights, and international humanitarian law in several Moroccan universities. He has in-depth knowledge of international human rights mechanisms.
His experience in terms of a wide range of issues related to human rights, especially transitional justice, environmental law, water law, and humanitarian law, qualified him to occupy the position of a consultant in many regional and international bodies.
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