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Royal Message Addressed to Participants in the International Conference on "The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice"

The proceedings of the international conference on «The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice» were inaugurated on the morning of Friday, December 6, 2024, at the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Rabat, Morocco.This event, held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King…

High-Level International Conference on “The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice”

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the international conference on “The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice” was launched on the morning of Friday, December 6, 2024, at the House of Representatives in Rabat, Morocco. The two-day conference was organized by the…

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, CNDH and Parliament Organize International Conference on "The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice”

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, and in light of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER), the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Parliament of Morocco, represented…

Ms. Amina Bouayach Highlights the Impact of ICTs on Gender-Based Violence

Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), emphasized that violence against women remains the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide. She described it as a violation that hinders and negates women's ability to fully enjoy their fundamental rights,…

Regional Dialogue on the Role of Youth in Advancing Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Mr. Mounir Bensalah, Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), emphasized the vital role of youth in advancing economic, social, and cultural rights. "As agents of change, youth have the power to actively support the advocacy of these rights through various strategies,…

CNDH Engages in the #OrangeTheWorld Campaign to Combat Violence against Women and Girls

As a national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) reaffirms its commitment to the #OrangeTheWorld campaign held annually from 25 November to 10 December 2024. This initiative seeks to combat violence against women and girls, victims…

Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of CAT: Ms. Bouayach Calls for 2025 to Be the Year of Comprehensive International Ratification

The proceedings of the Regional Meeting on "Strengthening National Legislative Guarantees to Combat and Prohibit Torture and Ill-Treatment", jointly organized by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the United Nations Human Rights Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA…

COP29: CNDH and NANHRI Host Side Event on "Migration and Adaptation in the Context of Climate Change"

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in partnership with the African Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), as Chair of its Migration Working Group, organized an event on November 14, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United…

27 Thematic and 12 General Recommendations to Expand Guarantees for the Effectiveness of the Right to Strike

27 Thematic and 12 General Recommendations: To expand guarantees for the effectiveness of the right to strike, protect trade union freedom, and ensure that the right to peaceful strike remains free from unlawful restrictions or criminal penalties The National Human Rights Council (CNDH)…

Ms. Bouayach: The Right to Life is Absolute—Suspending the Death Penalty While Retaining It in Law is More Severe Than Execution

Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), underscored that the right to life is "an absolute right that we will not accept to be violated under any circumstances and pretext." She urged the international community to intervene to protect and uphold the right to…

Amina Bouayach: The Essential connection Between the Istanbul Protocol, Forensic Medicine, and Justice for Torture Victims

On October 7, 2024, at a seminar in Rabat, Morocco, Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), emphasized the essential connection between the Istanbul Protocol, forensic medicine and their complementary roles in achieving justice and protecting the rights of…

Amina Bouayach: Harmonizing national legislation with international instruments is a key lever for protecting human rights and consolidating the rule of law

Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), emphasized that effective human rights protection rests upon aligning national legislation with international conventions. “Harmonization is not merely a technical adjustment, but a comprehensive process that should be…

Transitional Justice: Ms. Bouayach emphasized that Morocco’s approach to reform bridges the past and future, linking memory with justice

At a side event in Geneva, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Truth, Equity and Reconciliation, Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), underscored Morocco’s unique approach to reform that bridges the past and future and links memory with justice in a…

Rabat Hosts Permanent Secretariat of African Network of NPMs

Cape Town, South Africa. The Second African International Conference on National Preventive Mechanisms against Torture (NPMs), held on June 26 and 27, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa, ratified the statute of a regional institutional framework that brings together National Human Rights Institutions …

Amina Bouayach Awarded Prestigious North-South Prize 2023 by the Council of Europe

Ms. Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), receives the Prestigious North-South Prize of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday 21 May 2024 at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal.The Prize was presented by H.E President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo…

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+800

Protection Visits to Places of Deprivation of Liberty

+118

Visits to Prevent Torture

450

National/Regional Events/Interventions

21

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