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Morocco is a model in terms of deradicalization, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday in Rabat.
Speaking during an interactive debate under the banner “Multilateralism and the future of human rights”, organized by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Türk declared that the Kingdom is “an example” thanks to its “good practices” in terms of deradicalization.
During this debate in which many personalities from the world of thought and culture participated, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights considered that “Morocco plays an important role in the very important debate on deradicalization “.
After reviewing the human rights situation in the world and the challenges they face today and in the future, he stressed the need to work to re-explain and reaffirm the fundamental values and principles on which rest societies, while considering human rights as part of global governance relating to all areas.
Likewise, Mr. Türk discussed the relationship between technology and human rights, highlighting the importance of keeping pace with technological developments, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, with a deep understanding of human rights issues.
For his part, the Permanent Secretary of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Abdeljalil Lahjomri, focused on Morocco’s positive involvement in the United Nations human rights system, since it has ratified or joined to nine international conventions which constitute the core of the said system, in addition to numerous related protocols.
With the promulgation of the 2011 Constitution, Morocco took a major qualitative step in terms of human rights, by devoting several of its provisions to this issue, he noted, noting that the Kingdom continued to consolidate the institutions working in this area, in particular the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Interministerial Delegation of Human Rights (DIDH).
Participants in this meeting highlighted the important role of the multilateral mechanism in protecting human rights and strengthening global efforts to consolidate them as an international priority.
Also, they noted that in view of the contemporary challenges facing the world, multilateral cooperation has become an essential pillar for achieving the objectives of the international human rights agenda, in the sense that it offers new opportunities and new horizons through the adoption of global and integrated approaches.
This meeting is part of the interest of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco for its role in the promotion of human rights and multilateral action, in particular the role played by the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Man in building a more equitable world and a future that respects rights.
