Identifier
Created
Classification
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07RABAT286
2007-02-12 09:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Rabat
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UNCLAS RABAT 000286
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH
UNCLAS RABAT 000286
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH
1. This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect
accordingly.
2. (U) On February 7, Morocco was elected to the presidency
of the Francophone Association of National Human Rights
Institutions (AFCNDH). Niger was elected to the
vice-presidency; France was elected to the position of
secretary-general; and, Mauritania was elected to be
SIPDIS
treasurer. Twenty countries attended the February 5-7
congress held in Rabat which focused on cultural diversity
and cultural rights promotion. Morocco is a 2002 founding
member of AFCNDH, which is organized in conjunction with the
International Organization of Francophone Countries (OIF). A
Moroccan member of the Consultative Council on Human Rights
(CCDH),M. Abderrazzak Guennoun, was the first AFCNDH
treasurer. The first congress was held in Montreal in
September 2005 and focused on economic, social and cultural
rights.
3. (SBU) Comment: Morocco is assuming a leadership
position among Francophone countries as well as Arab
countries in human rights viewed from an expansive
perspective including economic and social, as well as
political rights. In addition to reflecting its diplomatic
prowess, the vote probably also reflects the perception that
Morocco really is ahead of the curve regionally on human
rights. While issues of concern remain, for example, the
relative freedom of the press, the passing of an anti-torture
law in March 2006, and the 2004 family law, concessions to
language minorities, and the informal moratorium and
developing consensus on the halting of capital punishment are
examples of the kinds of changes for which Morocco is being
recognized. End Comment.
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Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website;
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat
******************************************
Bush
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH
1. This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect
accordingly.
2. (U) On February 7, Morocco was elected to the presidency
of the Francophone Association of National Human Rights
Institutions (AFCNDH). Niger was elected to the
vice-presidency; France was elected to the position of
secretary-general; and, Mauritania was elected to be
SIPDIS
treasurer. Twenty countries attended the February 5-7
congress held in Rabat which focused on cultural diversity
and cultural rights promotion. Morocco is a 2002 founding
member of AFCNDH, which is organized in conjunction with the
International Organization of Francophone Countries (OIF). A
Moroccan member of the Consultative Council on Human Rights
(CCDH),M. Abderrazzak Guennoun, was the first AFCNDH
treasurer. The first congress was held in Montreal in
September 2005 and focused on economic, social and cultural
rights.
3. (SBU) Comment: Morocco is assuming a leadership
position among Francophone countries as well as Arab
countries in human rights viewed from an expansive
perspective including economic and social, as well as
political rights. In addition to reflecting its diplomatic
prowess, the vote probably also reflects the perception that
Morocco really is ahead of the curve regionally on human
rights. While issues of concern remain, for example, the
relative freedom of the press, the passing of an anti-torture
law in March 2006, and the 2004 family law, concessions to
language minorities, and the informal moratorium and
developing consensus on the halting of capital punishment are
examples of the kinds of changes for which Morocco is being
recognized. End Comment.
******************************************
Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website;
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat
******************************************
Bush