Morocco Submits its Preliminary Report on Implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Morocco has submitted its preliminary report on the implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the ministry of State in charge of human rights and relations with Parliament said Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry underlined that Morocco has submitted its preliminary report to the United Nations Committee on monitoring the implementation of this convention, pending its programming for debate and interactive dialogue. This document, like the other national reports, was drawn up according to a participatory approach and a consultative process launched by the ministry of State in charge of human rights and relations with the Parliament, in which all relevant stakeholders from government sectors, national institutions, civil society and both Houses of the Parliament took part. Thus, the draft preliminary report was presented and shared, and its content enriched by the observations and suggestions of all the parties participating in this process, whether through coordination or communication and consultation meetings organized by the ministry of State with civil society associations and the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights committees of the two Houses of Parliament, the source pointed out. This preliminary document is the third national report of its kind submitted by Morocco in two years, after having presented the periodic report worth 5th and 6th reports, relating to the implementation of the Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and the combined national report of the 19th, 20th and 21st reports, relating to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.