Morocco to set up human rights documentation and training center

Morocco and the United Nations are planning to create a documentation and training center on human rights, it was officially announced here.

Moroccan human rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar said the center will serve as an intermediary between the administration and citizens and will establish ties between them on the basis of the rule of law.

During a meeting with Danish ambassador in Morocco, the minister added that his department plans to conduct, with the collaboration of the UNICEF, national contests for children drawing in order to promote children's awareness on the international human rights convention and on objectives of the creation of information centers for women in difficult situation and abandoned children.

Regarding the colloquy on human rights and Moroccan expatriates, planned in Tangiers this November 23-26, the minister said this event will serve as a forum for dialogue between searchers, government representatives and non-governmental organizations on migration issues.

The Danish ambassador expressed his country's readiness to contribute to promoting human rights culture in Morocco.