Status
UNCAT ratification date
21 June 1993
OPCAT ratification date
24 November 2014
NPM designated
National Human Rights Council (Conseil national des droits de l'Homme)
NPM Type
National Human Rights Commission
NPM Legal Framework
Law n° 76-15 on the reorganisation of the National Human Rights Council, published in the official journal n° 6652 on 1 March 2018.
Morocco deposited the instrument of ratification of the OPCAT with the United Nations in New York in November 2014, after several years of discussions related to OPCAT ratification and implementation.
In February 2018, the Parliament of Morocco adopted a new founding legislation for its National Human Rights Council. The new law also designates the National Human Rights Council as the Moroccan National Preventive Mechanism.
The SPT conducted its first visit to Morocco from 22-28 October 2017. The main objective of the visit was to advise the Government on the establishment of the NPM. The SPT also carried out visits to places of deprivation of liberty. The report of the visit is confidential.
The SPT member who is the SPT Focal Point for Morocco is available here.