REGIONAL COMMISSION OF MARRAKECH ORGANIZES SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR IN SAFI ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Marrakech and the Multidisciplinary Faculty of Safi, in coordination with the Local Governance and Democracy Research and Study Group, organize a scientific seminar in Safi on the right to development. This seminar will be held at the Conference Room of the Faculty, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.Many presentations will be given on the subject: “The right to development as a human right” by Mr. Mustapha Anaflouss, “The main features of comprehensive development” by Dr. Mustapha Sofi, “Position of Safi in the strategic development plans” by Munir Charki and “The development communal plan and the issue of resource mobilization” by Abdelkabir Ajmii.
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Marrakech and the Qadi Ayad University’s Multidisciplinary Faculty signed in May 2013 an agreement to learn and benefit from their experiences and resources. This agreement aims to promote the values of citizenship and the culture of human rights. It also aims to encourage initiatives aiming to promote the human rights thoughts and related field actions.
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Marrakech 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.