HISTORY, ARCHIVE AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORY IN THE MOROCCAN EXPERIENCE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, ROUNDTABLE ORGANIZED BY AL-HOCEIMA-NADOR REGIONAL COMMISSION
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Al Hoceima-Nador organizes a roundtable on history, archive and the preservation of memory in the Moroccan experience of transitional justice, on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at the Urban Commune of Al Hoceima.This gathering aims to shed light on the achievements made within the framework of the Moroccan experience in the area of transitional justice. It will highlight, in particular, the projects and measures taken to encourage archive collection, writing down immediate history and memory preservation. These three elements are essential for reconciliation, rehabilitation of victims and society and positive and effective equity.
The participants of this roundtable will discuss to what extent the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission are implemented, mainly and particularly those related to the positive preservation of memory.
They will debate and shed light on the measures taken to honor the past at the regional and national level. Possible ways to support initiatives related to documentation and promotion of sites of conscience and memory will be discussed. The participants will identify the role that research institutions and NGOs can play in this regard.
Suggestions and proposals related to the collection and classification of regional archive and to the enrichment of the Rif Museum project, so that it can reflect the major phases and moments in the immediate history of the region, are expected to be made.
One of the best regional practices in terms of writing down oral history and preservation of collective memory in the High and Middle Atlas region will be presented.
50 experienced stakeholders from different social, political, civil society and academic backgrounds will take part in this roundtable.