Rabat hosts Mediterranean conference on human rights

A Mediterranean conference on human rights convenes in Rabat next Friday and Saturday under the topic "Human rights, cultural identity and social cohesion in the Mediterranean region."

The conference provides opportunity to rethink partnership in the Mediterranean in light of the daily challenges embodied in the respect of human rights, the right to development, the adoption of an immigration policy guaranteeing all human rights to immigrants and the enforcement of an effective cooperation between the countries of the region, a statement by the Moroccan ministry of human rights said.

Outstanding participants, including former Portuguese president Mario Soares, Former Spanish premier, Philipe Gonzalez, chairman of the North-South center, Miguel Angel Martinez, and director general of political affairs at the European council, Hanz Peter, will debate human rights and democracy anchoring in the Mediterranean, solidarity-marked globalization and right to development, human rights and migrations and north-south relationship: for a new world order.

Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, will open the conference that is sponsored by the Moroccan ministry of human rights and the north-south center of the European council.