REGIONAL COMMISSION OF LAAYOUNE-SMARA HOLDS MEETING ON ACCESSIBILITIES
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara holds a meeting on accessibilities for persons with disabilities in the region. This meeting will be held in Boujdour, on Friday, May 31, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.The gathering will discuss how to ensure accessibility of persons with disabilities to public facilities and administration. It aims to promote the culture of accessibilities in the construction, housing and transport sectors.
It will highlight the conditions of this group and national and international disability rights. It will emphasize the right to travel from one place to another freely, and the importance to remove all related obstacles. Social integration of this group cannot be achieved without the effective implementation of the right to movement and interaction with society.
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara is one of CNDH’s 13 regional human rights mechanisms. Created under Article 28 of the Council’s founding Royal Decree, these commissions are mandated to monitor the situation of human rights at the local levels. They receive and handle complaints about allegations of human rights violations. They implement the Council’s programs and projects related to the promotion of human rights and stimulation of dialogue and thoughts on human rights, in cooperation with the local stakeholders concerned.