REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF LAAYOUNE-SMARA HOLDS ITS THIRD ORDINARY SESSION
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara holds its third ordinary session on January 25, 2013 in the city of El Marsa.The session will discuss Commission’s activity report 2012 and its plan of action for 2013. It will also discuss the constraints that the Commission faces in discharging its duties in 2012. The agenda also includes examining the activity reports and future action plans of the Commission’s thematic committees (Committee for human rights protection, Committee for promoting human rights culture, and Committee for stimulating reflection and debate on democracy and human rights).
Established on December 19, 2011, the Regional Human Rights Commission of Laayoune-Smara is entrusted with tracking and monitoring the situation of human rights at the regional level and receiving complaints about alleged human rights violations. It is also responsible for implementing the Council’s programs and projects relating to the promotion of human rights, in collaboration with all stakeholders in the region.
Its territorial jurisdiction includes the provinces of Laayoune, Smara, Boujdour and Tarfaya. Chaired by Mr. Salem Cherkaoui, the Commission consists of members from regional human rights associations and regional bodies representing judges, lawyers, doctors, religious scholars, professional journalists, and persons actively involved in the protection and promotion of human rights.