
Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), participated in the 1st World Congress on Enforced Disappearances (WCED), held on January 15–16, 2025, in Geneva.
During the event, Ms. Bouayach announced the NHRI’s five commitments to achieving zero enforced disappearances. These include launching a multidimensional campaign with relevant stakeholders to advocate for the implementation of the concluding observations (October 2024) from the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), and the recognition of the Committee’s competence to receive individual complaints.
The CNDH also reaffirmed its commitment to criminalizing enforced disappearance in line with the national human rights bill, the Moroccan Constitution, and working towards harmonizing the draft penal code with the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED).

Given its central role in Morocco's transitional justice experience, regarded as a landmark experience in the history of transitional justice, the CNDH pledges to continue its memory preservation initiatives. These include safeguarding memory sites and archives, and conducting DNA testing to confirm identities at victims' burial sites in collaboration with families and the internationally acclaimed laboratory of Morocco's General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
The WCED 2025 program includes roundtables on international responsibility, enhanced search procedures, and the protection of victims and human rights defenders. A high-level segment will also feature pledges aimed at promoting the ICPPED.