"Draft Code of Criminal Procedure: a cross-reading for legislation that guarantees equal rights and social justice" is the theme of a round table, organised on Sunday in Rabat by the Connectingroup International Foundation, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom-Morocco.
This meeting, in which activists from the Moroccan women's movement, diplomats, and experts took part, comes within the framework of accompanying major societal issues and framing the debate around them according to a participatory approach open to all sensibilities. It also aims to deepen the debate on the draft Code of Criminal Procedure, currently submitted to the legislative institution.
During this round table, the participants stressed that this draft must reflect a true commitment to enshrining the principles guaranteed by the Constitution, notably the protection of rights and freedoms.
They also called for the adoption of a participatory approach regarding the drafting of amendments, with the involvement of the concerned civil and political bodies, including human rights defence organisations, in order to guarantee an inclusive dynamic that meets expectations.
The speakers advocated, in this sense, for the opening of a national debate open to all components of society, with a view to developing reform mechanisms capable of consolidating the rule of law and strengthening confidence in the Moroccan judicial system.
On this occasion, the President of the ConnectinGroup International Foundation, Nouzha Bouchareb, insisted on the need to adopt a gender-based approach in this reform, considering this project as essential to guarantee the conditions for a fair trial.
She also highlighted the importance of this round table in enriching the public debate, adding that this initiative aims to identify gaps in gender integration and to propose concrete recommendations to guarantee an inclusive, equitable criminal justice system that complies with Morocco's international commitments.
For his part, Sebastian Vagt, Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom-Morocco, stressed that this meeting is part of the ongoing reflections on the overhaul of the law on criminal procedure.
In this sense, he called for better framing the protection of women against all forms of violence.
For his part, the Bâtonnier of Rabat lawyers, Aziz Rouibah, noted that this cross-analysis between the Penal Code in force and the reform project is necessary to evaluate the compliance of the text with international conventions ratified by Morocco and constitutional principles.
This meeting, he continued, will give a particular dimension to the ongoing national debate and will allow for the development of an informed analysis of the issues raised by this reform.
This meeting, in which activists from the Moroccan women's movement, diplomats, and experts took part, comes within the framework of accompanying major societal issues and framing the debate around them according to a participatory approach open to all sensibilities. It also aims to deepen the debate on the draft Code of Criminal Procedure, currently submitted to the legislative institution.
During this round table, the participants stressed that this draft must reflect a true commitment to enshrining the principles guaranteed by the Constitution, notably the protection of rights and freedoms.
They also called for the adoption of a participatory approach regarding the drafting of amendments, with the involvement of the concerned civil and political bodies, including human rights defence organisations, in order to guarantee an inclusive dynamic that meets expectations.
The speakers advocated, in this sense, for the opening of a national debate open to all components of society, with a view to developing reform mechanisms capable of consolidating the rule of law and strengthening confidence in the Moroccan judicial system.
On this occasion, the President of the ConnectinGroup International Foundation, Nouzha Bouchareb, insisted on the need to adopt a gender-based approach in this reform, considering this project as essential to guarantee the conditions for a fair trial.
She also highlighted the importance of this round table in enriching the public debate, adding that this initiative aims to identify gaps in gender integration and to propose concrete recommendations to guarantee an inclusive, equitable criminal justice system that complies with Morocco's international commitments.
For his part, Sebastian Vagt, Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom-Morocco, stressed that this meeting is part of the ongoing reflections on the overhaul of the law on criminal procedure.
In this sense, he called for better framing the protection of women against all forms of violence.
For his part, the Bâtonnier of Rabat lawyers, Aziz Rouibah, noted that this cross-analysis between the Penal Code in force and the reform project is necessary to evaluate the compliance of the text with international conventions ratified by Morocco and constitutional principles.
This meeting, he continued, will give a particular dimension to the ongoing national debate and will allow for the development of an informed analysis of the issues raised by this reform.