REGIONAL COMMISSION OF FEZ-MEKNES HOLDS ITS FIFTH PLENARY SESSION
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Fez-Meknes holds its fifth plenary session, o, Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Royal Mirage Hotel in Fez.To be chaired by Abdelmajid Makni, Chairperson of the commission, the session will be an opportunity to highlight the outcome of the commission since the last plenary session. The plan of action for the second period of 2013 will be discussed. The major orientations of the National Human Rights Council’s program management and execution strategy will outlined during the session.
This session is organized in implementation of the Council’s founding Royal Decree # 1.11.19, dated March 1, 2011, (articles 40 and 43) and its rules of procedures (mainly articles 21 and 22).
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Fez-Meknes is one of CNDH’s 13 regional human rights mechanisms. Created under Article 28 of the Council’s founding Royal Decree, these commissions are mandated to monitor the situation of human rights at the local levels. They receive and handle complaints about allegations of human rights violations. They implement the Council’s programs and projects related to the promotion of human rights and stimulation of dialogue and thoughts on human rights, in cooperation with the local stakeholders concerned.