Handling of Missing Persons' Issue by Human Rights Council avoids politicization

The Moroccan Minister of human rights on Wednesday said that submitting the issue of missing persons to the Human Rights Advisory Council (CCDH) helped avoid politicization of this issue.

"Submitting the issue to the advisory instance has a civilizational range, as it will be handled in a global manner and be settled thanks to national consensus," Mohammed Aujjar told the House of Representatives (lower house).

He underlined that this issue is among the priorities of the government, which is keen on settling all human rights pending issues.

Morocco made public last October a list of 28 political detainees, amnestied by King Hassan II, and another list of 56 dead persons.

The Council, set up in 1990, is a national institution in charge of protecting and promoting human rights and consolidating a human rights culture in Morocco.

The council, which is independent from the legislative, executive and judiciary powers, issues consultative opinions that are submitted to the king.

The council, wherein all the trends of the civil society are represented, is chaired by the president of the supreme court and includes 5 ministers.