This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press. Rabat
The Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Wehbé, confirmed today, Wednesday in New Salé, that Morocco has accumulated achievements in human rights which make it a model to follow in Africa and the Arab world.
Mr. Wehbé explained, in a speech delivered on the occasion of a meeting dedicated to the celebration of International Human Rights Day, organized by the Ministerial Delegation in charge of Human Rights, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the National Council for Human Rights and Mohammed According to University V of Rabat, this interest in the issue of human rights finds its basis in the Kingdom’s convictions in matters of human rights man, noting in this regard a a number of achievements in the area of human rights, the most recent of which is Morocco’s announcement of an agreement. affirmative vote on the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly concerning a moratorium on the application of the death penalty, “which is considered a positive step towards… Consolidating the human rights situation.
In this regard, the minister mentioned a number of human rights reforms, such as the Family Code, which approved a number of rights aimed at women and addressed a number of social problems, such as marriage of minors, as well as reforms which concern other segments, such as childhood, according to a participatory approach with the different sectors concerned.
Mr. Wehbé called for “the implementation of human rights, in accordance with what is required by the sacred principles contained in the constitutional document, common history and the struggles of jurists”, highlighting the role played by numerous national institutions in this area. .
This meeting, organized with the support of the United Nations Development Program, aimed to highlight the importance of familiarizing oneself with the approach and principles of human rights in light of developments occurring in the world, and to help combat negative stereotypes and misconceptions related to human rights, culture and practices.
The meeting, attended by representatives of constitutional and judicial authorities, academics and associations, marked the launch of the institutional platform of national expertise specialized in the field of human rights prepared by the Ministerial Delegation. It is an institutional platform for Moroccan men. and female experts present in the country or abroad, which includes a digital database containing data on nationalist expertise in the field of human rights.
This platform would pave the way for the identification of national legal expertise through the data collected, which will be invested, according to the area of specialization, in order to facilitate participation and contribution to national and international events and training organized by the Ministerial Delegation or its partners. It will also facilitate the process of selecting Moroccan experts to carry out expertise and ensure consultations in the field of human rights.
