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As part of their strategic partnership to promote human rights in law enforcement, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) launch a new training-of-trainers (ToT) initiative for police and security officials in Morocco. The first session, kicking off on Monday, February 24, 2025, will focus on the rights of migrants and Morocco’s international obligations regarding their protection.

Hosted at the CNDH’s Rabat Institute for Human Rights, this training is the first of its kind within the CNDH-DGSN partnership. Twenty (20) law enforcement officials will engage with CNDH human rights experts to explore key migration-related issues, including Morocco’s national and international commitments.

The program will cover:

  • Legal frameworks: mainly the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Global Compact for Migration, and relevant national legislation;

  • Policy and practice: Morocco’s engagement with the United Nations treaty bodies, national migration and asylum policy, and the protection of foreign nationals in Morocco.

  • Best practices: specifically, the opportunities to align law enforcement practices with national and international human rights standards.

This initiative builds on previous training sessions within the CNDH/DGSN partnership, which initially focused on the prevention of torture. It is part of the ongoing implementation of the institutional cooperation agreement signed on September 14, 2022, between the Director-General of DGSN and the Chairperson of CNDH. The agreement focuses on training and capacity-building to ensure that human rights principles are integrated into law enforcement operations.

By mainstreaming human rights into police training curricula, this partnership aims to strengthen professional practices and field interventions in line with both national and international standards.