Moroccan government pledges to consolidate rule of law

The Moroccan government has renewed pledge to consolidate the rule of the law and to protect rights and freedoms in line with the precepts of Islam, the constitution and the international conventions ratified by the country.

This came in a statement by the Moroccan minister of Human Rights, Mohamed Aujjar, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of human Rights.

Aujjar said the measures adopted to settle the human rights pending issues and the projected plans to harmonize laws, promote human rights education and upgrade dialogue and partnership with all the forces of the society are all evidences to the political will to materialize a society project based on solidarity, consultation and responsibility of all. This project will in turn develop democracy and consolidate the culture of human rights, the official said.

"Morocco renews attachment to the principles of the universal declaration of human rights... and expresses resolve to carry on endeavors to promote peace, development and democracy," Aujjar said.

In another development, Aujjar told the Moroccan second TV channel "2M" that the cabinet will mobilize all means to settle once for all the pending human rights dossiers in a six month deadline as set (in October) by King Hassan II.

There is a political will to shelve these dossiers which harmed Morocco's reputation and which were exploited by the enemies of the kingdom's territorial integrity, he said.

Aujjar also announced that on the occasion of the universal declaration anniversary, the creation of a Moroccan center of training, documentation and information on human rights. The center is set up in cooperation with the U.N commission for human rights.