The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is following with deep concern the collapse of a residential building in Fez on the morning of Thursday, May 21, which, according to a preliminary toll, resulted in the deaths of nine people and left several others injured and transferred to hospitals for treatment.A team from the Council's Regional Human Rights Commission in the Fez-Meknes region has been assigned to monitor the incident closely, assess its impact, and conduct field inquiries.While…

For the first time in Morocco, the 10th International Conference on Human Rights and Electoral Laws will take place in Marrakesh starting tomorrow morning, Friday, May 22, 2026. Organized by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), this year’s conference will focus on the theme: “Elections and Human Rights in the Age of Digitalization and artificla intelligence.”The conference comes at a particularly timely moment, both regionally and internationally, as Morocco prepares for its parliamentary…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is organizing a national meeting on the abolition of the death penalty on Friday, May 15, 2026, starting at 9:30 AM at its headquarters in Rabat. This event will conclude a series of interactive meetings and workshops with young people, held as part of a human rights initiative aimed at broadening the base of youth advocates for the right to life. The initiative brought together participants from Morocco’s 12 regions, aged between 18 and 30.Ms. Amina…

Chaired by Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers held its first meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Council’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.Based on Articles 11 and 161 of the Moroccan Constitution, Law No. 30.11 governing the conditions and procedures for independent and neutral election observation, as well as Law No. 76.15 reorganizing the CNDH, the Commission decided to launch…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) will host, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at its headquarters in Rabat, a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Council and the National Commission in charge of coordinating measures to combat and prevent human trafficking (CNCLT). The event will be attended by Ms. Amina Bouayach, the CNDH Chairperson, and Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, in his capacity as Head of the Commission, along with members…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) welcomes the gradual return of residents, who had been evacuated from flood-affected areas to safer locations, to their places of residence, following rehabilitation efforts and the restoration of conditions consistent with human dignity. The CNDH further notes with appreciation the measures taken by public authorities to facilitate such return through coordinated multidimensional logistical arrangements.The CNDH has closely monitored the floods that…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is following with deep concern the collapse of two residential buildings in the Al Massira neighborhood of the Bensouda district in the Moroccan city of Fez.Preliminary reports indicate that the incident which took place during the night of Tuesday, December 9 to Wednesday, December 10, 2025, resulted in 22 deaths and 16 injuries of varying severity.The team from CNDH's Regional Human Rights Commission assigned to follow up on the circumstances and…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) calls for strengthened protection of rock art sites in Guelmim and throughout Morocco, emphasizing that these sites constitute a national heritage and an integral component of the country’s collective memory and civilizational legacy;The CNDH also calls for increased public awareness of the value and importance of preserving this cultural heritage;Protecting rock art is a shared responsibility.Acting on the instructions of Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH…

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CMCPM), and the Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP), are organizing a press conference to mark the 23rd World Day Against the Death Penalty in cooperation with national networks working against the death penalty (parliamentarians, lawyers, educators, journalists, and entrepreneurs), and in partnership with Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) and the Council of Europe (CoE).Themed “The Death…