King Mohammed VI has appointed Thursday (Dec.6) human rights activist and diplomat Amina Bouayach as head of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) and Ahmed Chaouki Benayaoub as the head of the interministerial delegation for human rights. As president of the Moroccan organization for human rights, Amina Bouayach worked on major issues such as torture, refugee rights, women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty. She was elected vice-president then secretary general of the International Federation for Human Rights in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Chaouki Benayoub was also vice-president of the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) and advisor to the National Observatory for the Rights of the Child. Expert and mentor in mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights, he works as a counsellor to several human rights regional and international organizations.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 06, 2018 20:15 UTC