Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, and in light of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER), the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Parliament of Morocco, represented the House of Representatives and the House of Advisors, are organizing an international conference on "The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice", on December 6-7, 2024 at the Parliament headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.
The conference will explore questions surrounding transitional justice processes, including its possible interaction with constitutional, legislative and judicial reforms, the roles of public institutions and civil society in transitional justice processes and supporting the implementation of recommendations from transitional justice bodies, besides preserving memory issues.
The event will also address ways to draw lessons from processes that, through their repercussions and results, constitute a reference for current and future initiatives, with a particular focus on the IER. This Moroccan experience is recognized for its best practices and distinguished by its unique management, implementation, outcomes, and recommendations.
The proceedings of this conference will be organized into thematic sessions, focusing on the following topics: "Transitional Justice and Constitutional/Legislative Reforms", "Transitional Justice Processes: Roles of Public Institutions and Civil Society", "Transitional Justice and Judicial Reforms" and "Transitional Justice Processes: Intellectual and Academic Knowledge Production."
This high-level conference will include the opening of the Twenty Years of Truth, Equity and Reconciliation exhibition, which will be showcased at Parliament. The event will bring together key national and international stakeholders, including representatives of government, parliament, the judiciary, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), National Preventive Mechanisms against Torture (NPMs), and officials from the United Nations and African Union. Representatives from international, regional, and national civil society organizations, as well as renowned experts and writers, will also participate in this event.
The commemoration of the IER establishment reflects on a two-decade journey and explores the outcomes and impacts of an experience that forged a profound intersection between two fundamental pillars: transitional justice and institutional building. This intersection, which included the redress of past human rights violations, reparations for victims, and institutional and legislative reform, embodied inclusive and multi-stakeholder dialogues that shaped Morocco’s democratic process.
