Mr. Taoufik Berdiji, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Laayoune- Sakia El Hamra
Mr. Taoufik Berdiji, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Laayoune- Sakia El Hamra, was born in Tantan, Morocco in 1970.He holds a DESA en droit public (diploma of Higher Studies in public law).He also holds a PhD in political science in 2010 on “L’élite de la ville de Laâyoune” (The local elite of the city of Laayoune). He is a member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) and works as an administrator in the municipality of El Marsa. He is the Vice President of the Ligue des droits humains à Laâyoune and a Secretary-General of the Réseau associatif forum Sakia Al-Hamra-Oued Eddahab pour le développement et la démocratie (associative network Sakia Al-Hamra Oued Eddahab Forum for Development and Democracy).Mr. Berdiji is the founding President of several associations including the Association Alibdaâ Assaharaoui and the Association Tan-Tan pour le développement intégré, etc.
Mrs. Maimouna Essayed, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Dakhla- Oued Eddahab
Mrs. Maimouna Essayed, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Dakhla- Oued Eddahab, holds a Master degree in human rights and is a President of Association Femme et Citoyenneté.
Mr. Ali Ben Makhelouf was born on 10 November 1959 in Fez, Morocco. He is a Moroccan writer and researcher. He is a Professor specialized in Islamic philosophy and logic philosophy.He taught at several universities, such as the Université Paris-Est Créteil, the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Institute of Political Science in Paris), and at Vrije Universitieit Brussel (the Free University of Brussels). He is interested in analytical philosophy, and specializes in logic and the works of Frege, Russell and Whitehead. He is also interested in Islamic medieval philosophy.Mr. Ben Makhlouf was awarded the Ordre National du Mérite (France) by the Minister of Education (Vincent Peillon) in March 2014. He published several books on philosophy ,among which: “Pourquoi lire les philosophes arabes?” (Why read Arab philosophers), “La conversation comme manière de vivre” (dialogue as a way of life), etc.
Mrs. Soulma Taoud, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Mrs. Soulma Taoud, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, was born in 1957 in Ksar El Kébir, Morocco. She is a University Professor and founding member of Amnesty international Morocco.She obtained a Bachelor degree in Physics, Division of Nuclear Physics, from the Faculty of Science at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco in 1981. Mrs. Taoud also obtained a PhD in Material Science from the Central School at the Université de Nantes, France, in 1989.Mrs. Taoud is a Professor in the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tangier, Morocco. She is a founding member of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the same faculty.
Mrs. Fatima Aarach, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Draa-Tafilalet
Mrs. Fatima Aarach, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Draa-Tafilalet, was born in 1963 in Taza, Morocco.Mrs. Aarach is a Lawyer. She holds a Bachelor degree in private law from Mohamed V University in Rabat in 1992, and a certificate of competence to practice the legal profession.Mrs. Aarach is the head of the Réseau des Associations de Development de Sud-Est (RADOSE). She is also the Secretary-General of the Union de l’Action Féministe (Women’s Action Union), Errachidia section, and a member of the local coordination for the Reparations Program in Errachidia, Morocco. She is also responsible for the Center “Help" for women victims of violence and children in the region.
Mr. Mustapha Laârissa, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Marrakech-Safi
Mr. Mustafa Laarissa, Chairperson of the CNDH’s Regional Commission of Marrakech-Safi, was born in 1955 in Marrakech. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Sorbonne University (Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne).Mr. Larissa is a qualified university professor at the Université Cadi Ayyad in Marrakech, Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy. He is also a member of the Political Analysis Club and member of the Fondation Abderrahim Bouabid.Mr. Larissa is also a member of the multidisciplinary laboratory "Culture, Heritage, Tourism" at Université Cadi Ayyad and a contributor to several scientific journals.
Mrs. Nezha Guessous is a former Professor of medical biology at the Faculty of Medicine in Casablanca, Morocco, Consultant in Biology and Human Rights, and a member of the Royal Advisory Commission to reform the Family Code.
Born in 1939 in Tétouan, Morocco.Mr. Mustapha Raïssouni, lawyer, has been member of the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) since 1990. He was also member of the Higher Council for Culture (CSC).Mr. Raïssouni, holder of a BA in law (1963), was elected President of the Bar of Tangier from 1977 to 1980. After having been its Secretary-General from 1985 to 1997, he was appointed President of the Association des Barreaux du Maroc (Association of the Bars of Morocco) from 1997 to 2000.Mr. Raïssouni headed also the Association de Soutien aux Établissements Universitaires (Association for supporting university institutions). He was the President of Abdellah Guennoun Foundation for Culture, Scientific Research, the Association du Développement de la province de Tanger (Association of developing the province of Tangier) and the Association Dar AL Hanae pour les enfants orphelins handicapés (association for handicapped orphan children).Mr. Raïssouni was former member of the Independent Arbitration Commission and member of the group of experts of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER).He published several studies in specialized magazines.
Mr. Driss Ben Ahmed Khalifa is Former Dean of Ussūl-Deen (or the Theoretical Foundations of Religion) Faculty in Tetouan, Morocco, and member of the Higher Ulema Council since 2014.
