HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING SESSION IN LAAYOUNE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GENEVA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara organizes a training session for its members and human rights NGOs working in the Southern Provinces, from 17 to 21 June 2013, at the Parador Hotel in Laayoune. This is the fourth training session organized in partnership with the Geneva Institute for Human Rights.This session will tackle issues related to peace, democracy, development, social justice, women’s rights, as they are recognized in the international and regional human rights instruments, and the role of civil society in raising awareness and building a shared understanding to strengthen commitment to human rights.
It specifically aims to help the targeted groups grasp human rights and encourage them to implement these principles in their work. It will stimulate change and help the participants understand human rights to be able to advocate, demand and defend these rights. It will strengthen their knowledge in the area (mechanisms, standards, etc.).
The session will revolve around the following topics: human rights terms and concepts, the UN system for the protection of human rights, international human rights instruments, international humanitarian law, conventions of women’s rights and the rights of the child, the UN Human Rights Council, the role of the (Moroccan) National Human Rights Council in the protection of human rights and the Universal Periodic Review.