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Keywords: Human Rights


Amina Bouayach emphasizes the need for bold action in transitional justice

Amina Bouayach, the President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council and the Chair of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, recently addressed a regional human rights conference in Beirut, focusing on the significance of transitional justice. Highlighting Morocco's......

Morocco advances overhaul of criminal procedure code to modernize justice system

Morocco’s House of Councillors has approved a draft law aimed at reforming the country’s Criminal Procedure Code, marking a significant step in modernizing the nation’s legal framework. Draft Law No. 03.23 was passed with 24 votes in favor, four against, and two abstentions. A pivotal......

Sheikh Hasina sentenced in absentia for contempt of court amid human rights allegations

Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and leader of the Awami League, has received a six-month prison sentence for contempt of court, marking a significant development since her departure from the country last year. The International Crimes Tribunal issued the ruling after Hasina was......

Strengthening business responsibility for human rights in Arab-African cooperation

The Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH) shared the outcomes of the Arab-African Forum on Business and Human Rights held in Marrakech on June 24-25. This took place during a high-level panel in Geneva, alongside the 59th session of the Human Rights Council. Mohamed El Habib Belkouch,......

Algerian court upholds five-year sentence for Boualem Sansal amid geopolitical tensions

An Algerian court has upheld the five-year prison sentence against historian and novelist Boualem Sansal, rejecting his appeal for release on compassionate grounds. The ruling, announced today, has drawn fresh criticism from French authorities and human rights advocates, who see the case as part of a......

Norwegian pension fund cuts ties with firms supplying Israeli military

Norway’s largest public pension fund, KLP, has announced its decision to withdraw investments from two international firms Oshkosh Corporation and ThyssenKrupp over concerns that their products are being used by the Israeli military in Gaza. KLP stated that it acted after reviewing UN reports......

Moroccan rights advocate calls for bold UN reforms to bridge global divides

Amina Bouayach, president of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York to advocate for stronger integration of national human rights institutions into global decision-making......

Exploitation of seasonal workers highlighted in champagne trafficking trial

Conditions faced by grape-pickers in France's renowned champagne industry are central to a human trafficking trial that has commenced in Reims. Three individuals—a woman from Kyrgyzstan, a man from Georgia, and a French national—face accusations of exploiting over 50 seasonal workers,......

UN highlights Mme Bouayach’s emphasis on the role of national human rights institutions

Amina Bouayach, President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and head of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), highlighted the crucial role these institutions play in defending and advancing human rights. Speaking at an annual review meeting in New York of the tripartite......

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