REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF TANGIER ORGANIZES TRAINING SESSION ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS AND THEIR USE BY LAWYERS IN COURTS
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Tangier organizes, in coordination with the Board of the local Bar Association, a training session on international human rights standards and how they can be used by lawyers in courts, on 14-15 June 2013, at the Lawyer Club in Tangier.This training session is organized in implementation of the regional commission’s strategic plan 2012, devoted to the promotion of the culture of human rights. It aims to build the capacities of lawyers and members of the commission itself. It will illustrate how relevant provisions of international human rights law and the principles and philosophy of this law can be used in courts. By the end of the session, the participants will be able to discuss the fundamental principles and values of human rights and to understand the specificities of these concepts and how they have been evolving. They will learn how to build their pleadings in relevant cases according to the commitments of Morocco in the area of human rights.
Installed on February 2, 2012, the commission of Tangier was created by virtue of Article 28 of the National Human Rights Council’s founding Royal Decree. It is mandated to monitor the situation of human rights in the region. It receives and handles complaints about any allegations of human rights violations.
The commission’s territorial jurisdiction covers the governorates of Tanger-Assilah and M’diq-Fnideq, as well as the provinces of Ouezzane, Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Fahs-Anjra and Larache. Chaired by Ms Salma Taoud, it implements the Council’s programs and projects relating to the promotion of human rights and stimulation of dialogue and reflection on human rights at the region, in cooperation with the local stakeholders concerned.