The Regional Human Rights Commission of the Souss-Massa Region (CRDH) and the Bar Association to Courts of Appeal in Agadir, Guelmim and Laayoune, Morocco, organize a National Symposium on "The State of the Rule of Law in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic", on Friday 1 April 2022, at 9.30 am, in Agadir, Morocco.

This National Symposium is part of the implementation of the partnership agreement signed between the CRDH and the Bar Association. It is also organized in commemoration of the days of "customs and traditions of the legal profession" and on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Declaration of a state of health emergency in Morocco.

This event is an opportunity to discuss the effects of the health emergency and its repercussions on the enjoyment of rights and freedoms, by presenting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the two sessions of this event, stakeholders address issues that mainly focus on the right to a fair trial, the remote trial model during the Covid-19 period, freedom of the press and the pandemic, the rights of migrants during the pandemic, the COVID-19 crisis and cultural policies in Morocco, civil and political rights and democratic practice, etc.