First Meeting of Steering Committee of the Citizenship Platform for the Promotion of the Human Rights Culture
The Steering Committee of the Citizenship Platform for the Promotion of the Human Rights Culture (Platform) holds its first meeting on December 15, 2009.The Steering Committee, composed of representatives of ministries, national institutions including the CCDH, academics, media and civil society, was installed on October 28, 2009 at an official ceremony chaired by the CCDH and the Office of Prime Minister.
The establishment of the Steering Committee follows a one-year process before the official launch on February 26, 2007. The Committee is entrusted with the overall development and coordination of the implementation of the Platform.
The agenda of the meeting has an organizational nature. It concerns the internal structure of the Committee and the division of tasks and responsibilities.
It is worth mentioning that the goal of the Platform is to create a momentum mobilizing governmental and civil stakeholders to capitalize and coordinate all actions with regard to the promotion of the human rights culture in the context of a comprehensive, permanent and coherent vision meeting a societal goal, namely the ownership and rootedness in society of the values of human rights. The Platform identified three levels of intervention in promoting the culture of human rights: education, training and awareness.
The meeting, which will be chaired by Mr. Ahmed Herzenni, CCDH President, will take place at 11.00 at the CCDH headquarters, Rabat.