REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF FEZ-MEKNES HOLDS MEETING IN MISSOUR ON CIVIL SOCIETY’S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION PLATFORM
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Fez-Meknes will hold a meeting to exchange on the role of civil society in the implementation of the Citizenship Platform for the Promotion of the Culture of Human Rights, on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in the city of Missour. More than 60 local associations from Boulemane, Missour, Guigou, Sarghina, El Mers, Sekoura, Ait Bazza, Marmoucha, Outat El Haj, etc. will take part in this meeting.Civil society, for the commission of Fez-Meknes, is a local strategic partner. It can play a vital role in promoting and implementing outreach policy in the area of human rights training and education. Expanding partnership with civil society in the area of human rights promotion and protection is one of the reasons behind this gathering.
The meeting is organized within the framework of the implementation process of the Citizenship Platform. It aims to mobilize local civil society associations and have them involved in the implementation of the Platform. It will highlight human rights promotion and education mechanisms and tools.
Two sessions are scheduled for this meeting. In the first session the Platform will be presented and explained. In the second, workshops will be hold to discuss the role of civil society in the implementation of the Platform through three main topics: awareness-raising, education and training.
The sessions will be moderated by officers of the Regional Human Rights Commission of Fez-Meknes and the Regional Human Rights Commission of Rabat-Kenitra.
It’s worth mentioning that the Regional Human Rights Commission of Fez-Meknes has launched a process to implement the Citizenship Platform for the Promotion of the Culture of Human Rights at the local level. It has held meetings with institutional stakeholders concerned by education and training. On December 27, 2012, three framework agreements were concluded by CNDH and the regional academies for education and training in Fez, Boulemane, Mekness, Tafilalet, Taza and Taounate. A regional monitoring and implementation mechanism was created accordingly.