The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will organize its second seminar on the "National Strategy for Migration and Asylum and the Necessity of Harmonization of the Legal Framework", online, on Thursday 23 June 2022, at 6:30 pm.

The proceedings of this seminar will be live on the CNDH’s Facebook page.

It is part of the CNDH’s monthly program "Protection Thursday", and the continuation of its online seminars on "Protecting human rights within the context of migration”.

This interactive event aims to assess the extent to which national legislation is harmonized with Morocco's international commitment to protecting foreigners’ rights. It will be an opportunity to address issues related to the adoption of the Law on asylum and the Law on the entry and residency of foreigners in Morocco.

Mr. Abderrafie Hamdi, Head of the CNDH Protection and Monitoring Directorate will moderate this seminar.

Mr. Mahjoub El Hiba, CNDH member and expert in the UN Human Rights Committee, Mrs. Salma Agnaou, in charge of legal affairs at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Rabat, Morocco, Mrs. Sara Soujar, in charge of advocating for the rights of foreigners in the Association Antiracist Group for Support and Defense of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM).

On Thursday 26 May 2022, the CNDH organized the first seminar within the framework of this program. Stakeholders discussed the outcome of the national strategy for migration and asylum, considering that international organizations, representatives of governments, associations and researchers had converged and crossed attitudes on this matter.
 
Since 2013, Morocco has engaged in a new humanitarian, comprehensive and homogeneous migration and asylum policy. About a decade ago, several action programs were implemented to support foreigners social and economic integration, update the legislative and institutional framework, and enhance respect for human rights in managing migration.