REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF AL HOCEIMA-NADOR ORGANIZES ACTIVITY FOR STUDENTS FOR MEMORY AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
The Regional Human Rights Commission of AL Hoceima-Nador organizes an activity for memory and citizenship education, for female students in the province of Driouche, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. This activity is organized in cooperation with three local associations (an association for female student house in Driouche, an association for solidarity and environment in Al Hoceima and a women association in a nearby commune).40 female students from the different middle and high schools in the province of Driouche will take part in this activity. They will visit all Historical and cultural monuments in the District of Beni Boufrah, the Commune of Snada and the Kiadat of Ajdir in Al Hoceima. They will gather at the headquarters of the regional commission in Al Hoceima, at 8:00 a.m.
This activity is organized in line with the follow-up of the implementation of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations related to the positive preservation of memory. It is also organized in implementation of a program aiming to support human rights education clubs (operating within schools). It aims to contribute to the promotion of human rights education among young students through human rights clubs within education and training institutions. The aim is to have these clubs involved in the promotion of the culture of human rights and to strengthen coordination with them to spread the values of tolerance, freedom and equality and to rehabilitate and preserve collective memory.
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Al Hoceima-Nador is one of the National Human Rights Council’s 13 regional mechanisms. Created under Article 28 of the Council’s founding Royal Decree, the Commission is mandated to monitor the situation of human rights in the Rif. It receives and handles complaints about alleged human rights violations. Its territorial jurisdiction covers the provinces of Al Hoceima, Nador and Driouche. Chaired by Ms. Souad El Idrissi, the regional commission implements the Council’s programs and projects related to the promotion of human rights and stimulation of dialogue and reflection on human rights at the region, in cooperation with the local stakeholders concerned.