TRAINING SESSION IN AZILAL FOR JUDGES AND LAWYERS ON FREE TRIAL CONDITIONS
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Beni Mellal-Khouribga organizes a training session for judges and lawyers on free trial conditions in the national legislations and the international protection instruments, on June 21-22, 2013, at Chems Bin EL Ouidane Hotel, in Azilal. The session will start at 9:30 a.m.This training session is organized in implementation of the Commission’s annual plan of action. It is also in line with the Commission’s participatory approach with the different human rights stakeholders.
The training session will be delivered by Mr. Mohamed Sebbar, Secretary General of the National Human Rights Council, and Mr. Mohamed Sektaoui, Director General of Amnesty International Morocco.
In terms of capacity building, the Regional Human Rights Commission of Beni Mellal-Khouribga organized other training sessions for local stakeholders on the monitoring and protection of human rights and on the human rights approach in the media.
Installed on January 9, 2012, the Commission of Beni Mellal-Khouribga was created by virtue of Article 28 of the Council’s founding Royal Decree. It is mandated to monitor the situation of human rights in its region. It receives and handles complaints about any allegations of human rights violations.
The Commission’s territorial jurisdiction covers the provinces of Azilal, Beni Mellal, Fkih Ben Saleh, Khenifra, Khouribga and Midlet. Chaired by Mr. Allal El Bassraoui, it implements the Council’s programs and projects related to the promotion of human rights and the stimulation of reflection and debate on human rights at the local level, in cooperation with the local stakeholders concerned.