CNDH 10th PLENARY SESSION: Gender equality and the right to petition and submit legislative initiatives by citizens
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) holds its tenth ordinary session on Friday July 3, 2015. On the agenda a memorandum on two main bills governing legislative initiatives by citizens and the right to petition, the 2014 annual report a draft thematic report on gender equality.
Strengthening and promoting participatory democracy is the aim of CNDH’s memo that reviews and comments draft bill # 64-14 on the right of citizens to legislative initiatives and draft bill # 44.41 on the right to petition. The memo includes recommendations to redefine some concepts to expand the right to petition, make the motion and petition procedures accessible and easier, reduce grounds for inadmissibility, monitor follow-up and outcome, etc.
CNDH board members will discuss and approve a thematic report on gender equality that will be published soon. The report tackles and discusses achievements and challenges regarding women’s rights and equality 10 years after the reform of the Moroccan Family Code, 4 years since the 2011 Constitution and 20 years after the Beijing Platform.
CNDH draft annual report 2014 is also on the agenda of the session. It covers several topics including the 2nd World Human Rights Forum (Marrakesh 2014), interaction with parliament and the government, justice reform, CNDH’s efforts and campaigns in the fight against torture, civil liberties, prison conditions, children’s rights, disability rights, asylum and immigration, gender equality and parity, business and human rights and human rights in the Southern Provinces.
The opening session will be chaired by CNDH Chairman Driss El Yazami, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Golden Tulip Farah in Rabat.