Rabat – Morocco has been able to catch up on the delay of its reports to UN human rights mechanisms and approve 87% of recommendations made by other countries in the field, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said today during the Government Council.
Presenting the findings to the Council, the minister highlighted Morocco’s positive momentum in implementing international recommendations against discrimination.
Ouahbi explained that Morocco has caught up on the delay recorded previously on making its reports to the UN human rights mechanism.
He added that 120 countries have expressed interest in Morocco’s human rights experience and issued over 300 suggestions in total, 87% of which have been totally or partially approved by Moroccan authorities.
The country’s progress was based on two main criteria: Morocco’s compliance with the obligations outlined in conventions ratified by it, and actions taken within the framework of the country’s constitution.
A press release from the Delegate Ministry in Charge of Relations with Parliament said that Morocco is “committed” to the UN mechanisms it is a part of as it prepares another progress report.
The press release adds that the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights is working on developing an action program to monitor how different recommendations are being implemented.
Despite the progress, the presentation also highlighted difficulties facing the country in its implementation of better human rights protections such as the strengthening of its national legal framework and public policies.
The presentation coincided with Morocco’s election to be a member of the UN’s Committee on the Eradication of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
The election marks the first time in Morocco’s history that the country is a member of the committee, which will oversee the implementation of the Convention on the Eradication of Racial Discrimination with 18 independent experts.
