HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS ACTIVITY FOR 100 CHILDREN AT AZLA SUMMER CAMP IN TETOUAN - REGIONAL COMMISSION OF TANGIER
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Tangier organizes a human rights awareness activity targeting 100 children at Azla summer holiday camp, in Tetouan. This activity will held on August 13, 2013, in cooperation with the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Tetouan and Chouaala Association for Education and Culture.This activity is held in line with commission’s plan of action aiming at promoting the culture of human rights at socialization institutions, including summer holiday camps, where children can learn about human rights and their values and principles. Four workshops are scheduled for this activity: “citizenship and Human rights education”, “environmental education”, “rights and duties”, and “The ballot box”. Poems related to human rights issues will sung/read at the end of the activity.
The Regional Commission of Tangier was officially inaugurated on February 2, 2012. It’s mandated to monitor the situation of human rights at the regional level and to receive complaints about alleged violations of human rights.
The Commission is one of the National Human Rights Council’s 13 regional human rights mechanisms. It is mandated to implement the Council’s programs and projects aiming at promoting human rights, in close collaboration with all local stakeholders concerned.
The Commission’s mandate covers the provinces/prefectures of Tangier-Assila, Mdiq-Fnideq, Chefchaoune, Ouazzane, Tetouan, Fahs-Anjra and Larache.