Morocco's human rights education program outlined at UN committee

The Moroccan human rights advisory council (CCDH) outlined on Friday its human rights education program at the UN human rights committee of coordination between national human rights promotion and protection institutions.

A CCDH delegation, taking part in the 60th session of the UN committee meeting in Geneva this April 15-16, said since its creation in 1990, the council has been endeavouring to develop a program of human rights education in schools. The aim is to take out from school syllabi any content that contradicts human rights principles, contribute to the training of teachers and spread the knowledge of human rights conventions ratified by Morocco.

After reviewing the school manuals, developing a reference guide and compiling a nomenclature of international legal texts, the CCDH launched the experimental phase in five regional academies within a sample of schools in rural and urban areas. The experimental phase concerned 1,100 teachers.

A CCDH member added that the experience will be generalized to all schools and levels in the 2004-2005 school year.

In parallel, a nationwide audio-visual information campaign meant to promote the values of human rights was launched at the proposal of the CCDH.