Arab Network Magazine 2021-E-Version

Activities & Events
The National Council contributes with a memorandum on the
new development model
A development strategy to
make human rights a fundamental
entry point for the
right to development
The National Human Rights Council
(CNDH) submitted its Memorandum
on the new development
model to the Special Committee
on the Model of Development as
part of its contribution to the
national debate on the new trends
of the development strategy.
Entitled “The effectiveness of
rights and freedoms in Morocco;
For a new social contract”, this
memorandum was elaborated
based on Article 2 of Law 76.15 on
the reorganization of the CNDH
which stated that the Council
shall deal with all matters relating
to the defense and protection of
human rights and freedoms, guarantee
their enjoyment and
promotion, and safeguard the
dignity, rights and freedoms of
citizens, collectively and individually,
in strict compliance with the
relevant national and universal
benchmarks; and after ratification
of its General Assembly last
March.
This memorandum provides
elements on the CNDH’s perception
of the development strategy
aiming at making the effectiveness
of rights and freedoms an
essential input to guarantee the
right to development and placing
it at the heart of the strategic
choices of Morocco in the coming
stages. It also aims at interpreting
the CNDH’s strategy of action
which is based on the effectiveness
of rights and freedoms as
approved at its General Assembly
held in September 2019.
The CNDH adopted a methodology
based on identifying four
major areas in developing this
memorandum. These four areas
focused on human rights and
development to build the basis of
a development model including
the rights to development. They
are related to: the values basis of
the effectiveness of rights and
freedoms; the need to re-prioritize
to enhance access to fundamental
rights; adopting development
approach based on human
rights; and finally the necessity to
reshape the role of the State in
promoting the effectiveness of
rights and freedoms in the
post-pandemic stage of COVID19.
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