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The National Human Rights Council adopts an impact measurement approach to monitor the state of rights in Morocco
The National Human Rights Council has announced the launch of a new project to measure human rights indicators in Morocco, aiming to shift from the traditional role of monitoring violations and reacting to them, towards evaluating the actual impact of public policies on the daily lives of citizens.
Amina Bouayach, the council’s president, affirmed that the launch of the indicators workshop is an extension of a process that began with the 2019 report, aiming to adopt reflective thinking as a methodology based on measuring the impact of public policies on rights and freedoms.
Bouayach explained that this project seeks to provide precise quantitative and qualitative analytical data, enabling a deeper understanding of the level of enjoyment of rights, moving beyond mere technical indicators.
She added that this strategic direction aims to empower various stakeholders to carry out an objective and continuous evaluation of national and international commitments, highlighting that the proposed indicators are not merely procedural tools, but a mechanism for developing monitoring methods and enhancing the effectiveness of tracking the implementation of human rights in line with societal developments.
In this context, Bouayach clarified that the adoption of these indicators will contribute to transitioning from descriptive monitoring based on isolated facts to a structural monitoring that relies on trends and annually comparable data. This will also support complaint handling through a deeper understanding of the social contexts in which violations occur, thereby strengthening the effectiveness of rights in practice.
Regarding the promotion of rights, Bouayach confirmed that the new indicators will guide the council’s recommendations towards addressing real shortcomings, citing the issue of school dropout, which requires scrutiny of transportation needs and educational facilities. She pointed out that the council aims to elevate its mandate to levels of greater precision and effectiveness in its interventions.
The president of the National Human Rights Council emphasized that the institution aspires for this project to serve as a national reference open to international partners, relying on it for various human rights reports, while sharing its standards with stakeholders to ensure coherent and transparent public policies in line with Morocco’s international commitments in human rights.
According to the technical paper of the project, it relies on the methodological matrix issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ensuring scientific rigor and international comparability. This matrix breaks down each human right into structural indicators, procedural indicators, and outcome indicators.
This tripartite approach allows for accurate identification of shortcomings, whether related to the absence of political will, weak legal and institutional frameworks, implementation shortcomings, or failure to achieve expected results, while committing to a rights-based approach in dealing with data that rejects relying solely on general national averages, which may mask structural disparities.
The rights included in this measurement encompass the right to a fair trial, the right to freedom of expression, the right to assembly and association, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to work.
