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Morocco at the helm of Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

The President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, has been unanimously elected as the new chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). The election took place during GANHRI’s General Assembly on Tuesday in Geneva, on the sidelines of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Vladen […]

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Human Rights Activist Amina Bouayach at the Helm of CNDH, Chaouki Benayoub, Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights

King Mohammed VI has appointed Thursday (Dec.6) human rights activist and diplomat Amina Bouayach as head of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) and Ahmed Chaouki Benayaoub as the head of the interministerial delegation for human rights. Amina Bouayach replaces Driss El Yazami, who headed the CNDH since 2011, and Ahmed Chaouki Benayaoub takes […]