Rabat, September 15, 2012 (MAP)
Rabat, September 15, 2012 (MAP)
The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan Mendez, will visit Morocco from 15 to 22 September at the invitation of the Moroccan government, the interministerial delegation for human rights said in a statement.
The visit is meant to highlight the Kingdom’s efforts to improve the situation of human rights through meetings with government officials, the National Council for Human Rights and civil society associations, the source said.
The programme of the visit includes field visits to a number of prisons, police custody centres, psychiatric hospitalization centres and child protection centres, the statement said.