Press releases
Ten-day disability rights campaign at Casablanca international book fair, more than 25,000 visited us and exchange with us on disability rights
More than 25 000 visited our exhibition stall this year at the Casablanca International Publishing and Book Fair 2016, better known in French as the Salon International de l'Edition et du Livre (SIEL), held from February 12 to 21, 2016.
Read moreCNDH and IFES hold an international seminar on electoral legislation reform in Morocco
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES-Washington) will hold an international seminar on electoral legislation reform in Morocco on the 19th and 20th of January 2016, at the headquarters of the House of Councillors (the Upper House)...
Read moreInternational seminar in Rabat to share good practices on independent and impartial election observation
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) holds on Thursday, November 12, 2015, an international seminar in Rabat to capitalize on the previous independent and impartial election observation experiences and share lessons and good practices.The participants will exchange and share their good...
Read moreBogotá and Medellín (Colombia) host El ciclo de Cine marroquí y Derechos Humanos
The Colombian capital Bogotá and the second largest city in Colombia Medellín will host the third Moroccan Cinema and Human Rights Festival (El Ciclo de Cine Marroquí y Derechos Humanos) from the 1st to the 29th September 2015. Después de Tánger. Marruecos, Hoy (After Tangier - Morocco...
Read moreMore than 4,000 observers and 41 national and international organizations to observe Morocco's upcoming elections
The Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers has accredited 41 national and international organizations: 34 Moroccan associations and six international NGOs, in addition to the National Human Rights Council (CNDH). The accredited organizations will deploy more than 4...
Read morePolitical empowerment of people with disabilities in Laayoune
ADAPH, a local disability rights group, and the Moroccan Coalition for the promotion of disability rights held a workshop on the political empowerment and participation of people with disabilities in Laayoune on Saturday 15 August 2015, with the support of CNDH’s regional human rights...
Read moreSpecial accreditation commission launches official website for 2015 election observation
The Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers launches today Monday, July 13, 2015 its official website for the 2015 election observation: www.observation-elections2015.ma.The commission’s website gives information about the special accreditation commission, the...
Read moreCNDH 10th PLENARY SESSION: Gender equality and the right to petition and submit legislative initiatives by citizens
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) holds its tenth ordinary session on Friday July 3, 2015. On the agenda a memorandum on two main bills governing legislative initiatives by citizens and the right to petition, the 2014 annual report a draft thematic report on gender equality.Strengthening...
Read moreCNDH and UNHCR-Morocco commemorate World Refugee Day 2015
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the UN refugee agency UNHCR commemorate the World Refugee Day from 18 to 20 June 2015. The 2015 World Refugee Day Campaign tells the human side of the refugee plight and aims to bring the public closer to the refugee story, showing refugees as &ldquo...
Read moreInternational colloquium on the Moroccan penal code and penal procedure code reform
Rabat, 15-16 June 2015The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and 9 national and international organizations (the Hassania Association of Judges (Amicale Hassania), the Club of Magistrates, the Moroccan Association for Women Judges, the Moroccan Association Bar, the Spring of Dignity Coalition,...
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