Newsletter, Issue 1, August 2008
Editorial
The Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) has long made occasional communication following certain facts or events. This CCDH newsletter, alongside other tools, is a response to our concern for a wider communication that can contribute to social debate.
Read moreCommunity Reparation: Assessment of the First Year of Launching the Programme
A year after the launch of the Community Reparation Programme, the Steering Committee held its fourth meeting on July 9, 2008 at the CCDH headquarters, in order to validate the progress reports and operational plans. Here is the assessment of a year of convincing results.
Read moreParticipation of the CCDH in the UPR
Complementing the work of treaty bodies, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a new mechanism of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the main body in the United Nations in charge of human rights, established by Resolution 60/251 on 15 March 2006 of the UN General Assembly, replacing the Commission on Human Rights.
Read moreSidi Ifni Events
The President of the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH), Mr Ahmed Herzenni, said in his opening speech at the CCDH 30th plenary session, held on July 26, 2008, that a report on the Sidi Ifni events had been prepared.
Read moreCinema and Human Rights
Along with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and the Canadian Rights and Democracy Center, the CCDH contributed to the screening of a documentary film by Egyptian Film-maker Fadel Saleh on three truth commissions: the South African commission, Moroccan Equity and Reconciliation Commission and Canadian commission.
Read moreAgenda: Seminar on Death Penalty
In partnership with “Together Against Death Penalty”, an NGO, the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCDH) organises a seminar on the death penalty in October 2008 in Rabat.
Read morePublication: Memory and Democracy
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) has published "Memorialization and Democracy: State Policy and Civic Action”. The publication is based on the proceedings of the international conference held in Santiago, Chile on June 20-22, 2007 and attended by 130 stakeholders from 20...
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