Amnesty International meets Moroccan minister in charge of human rights

Amnesty International has hailed the progress scored by Morocco in matters of human rights and said it is following with keen interest the reforms initiated by the government.

This came at a meeting Tuesday in London between Amnesty International Secretary General Pierre Sane and the visiting Moroccan minister in charge of human rights, Mohammed Aujjar.

Sane, who was accompanied by his North Africa aides, said his organization has been following with interest the evolution of human rights in Morocco that he described as "very encouraging."

Aujjar briefed his interlocutors on the evolution of the human rights situation and the efforts to consecrate the rule of the law. He also surveyed the programs initiated by the government to promote human rights culture, either through education, the media or legislation. He singled out the efforts being made to adapt the national legislation to international human rights charters and conventions as well as the efforts targeting women and children.

He added that the issue of political prisoners and missing persons was definitively settled and that the settlement of these files is a sign from the Moroccan state that such practices will never occur again.

On Monday, Aujjar announced Tuesday before the British House of Commons that Morocco is poised to set up an international center for human rights training. The center will provide adequate training to those in charge of law enforcement and to NGOs activists.