Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of Moroccan National Human Rights Council, has been honoured by BPUR International with “International Award for Confronting the Political Abuse of Religion” during a high-level conference held lately at the House of Commons in London.
Ms. Bouayach has been recognised for her distinguished leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing human rights, equality, and the protection of fundamental freedoms at both national and international levels.
As Head of the National Human Rights Council, she has played a pivotal role in strengthening human rights protections, promoting equality before the law, and fostering inclusive dialogue that supports peaceful coexistence.
The award also recognises her important contribution to this global initiative, including her leadership in advancing the First International Conference on the Political Abuse of Religion held in Rabat in 2022, a foundational milestone in the development of the campaign toward an International Treaty to Ban the Political Abuse of Religion.
The high-level international conference is the inaugural event for a global alliance to address one of the most persistent and destabilising drivers of global conflict under the title “Global Rules to Ban the Political Abuse of Religion – International Partnership to Address the Root Causes of Religious Conflicts.”
Sponsored by BPUR International’s stakeholder, the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, the conference brought together senior officials, parliamentarians, religious leaders, philanthropists and distinguished dignitaries from around the world in the historic Churchill Room at the Palace of Westminster.
The conference also issued a significant international declaration, recognising the need to strengthen the international legal framework through clearer, more precise, and universally respectful standards.
The declaration calls for constructive international engagement toward the development of an International Treaty to Ban the Political Abuse of Religion, aimed at moving from principle to practical protection on a global scale.
The declaration further emphasises that the initiative is non-confrontational, does not target any religion or country, and does not regulate belief. Instead, it focuses on preventing the political exploitation of religion where it leads to discrimination, exclusion, or restriction of rights, reinforcing that protecting equality and safeguarding the integrity of faith are mutually reinforcing goals.
BPUR International is a London-registered non-profit NGO and global campaign dedicated to enacting an international treaty to prohibit the political abuse of religion
It aims to eliminate religious discrimination, combat extremism, and stop the manipulation of religion for political gain, advocating for stricter global standards.
