Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may Allah assist him, and within the scope of commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the creation of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission, the two Houses of Parliament, the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors, and the National Human Rights Council organize an international conference on "The Moroccan Experience in Transitional Justice." The conference will take place on December 6-7, 2024, at the seat of the Parliament in Rabat.
The conference will cover several themes linked to the processes of transitional justice, including the potential interactions between transitional justice and the constitutional, legislative, and judicial reforms, the roles of public institutions and civil society in said processes, and in supporting the implementation of the recommendations of transitional justice bodies, and the questions of memory.
The conference will also address ways to benefit from processes whose impacts and outcomes constitute a reference for other current and future experiences, especially the Equity and Reconciliation Commission, an experience that is rich in best practices and unique in terms of its management, achievement, accomplishments, and recommendations.
The proceedings of the conference will be divided into thematic sessions on a range of topics, including: “Transitional Justice and Constitutional and Legislative Reforms,” “Transitional Justice Processes: The Roles of Public Institutions and Civil Society,” “Transitional Justice and Judicial Reforms,” and “Transitional Justice Processes and Intellectual and Knowledge Production.”
This high-level meeting, which will include the inauguration and visit of the Exhibition Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Truth, Equity, and Reconciliation in the Parliament, will feature the participation of numerous national and foreign officials representing the government, the Parliament, the judiciary, national human rights institutions, and national mechanisms for the prevention of torture. The Symposium will also feature the participation of UN and African Union officials, representatives of international, regional, and national civil society organizations, experts, and authors.
It is noteworthy that the commemoration of the anniversary of the establishment of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission recalls a process that spanned twenty years and approaches the outcomes and implications of an experience that established a deep intersection between two main pillars: Transitional justice and institutional building. This intersection, which included addressing past human rights violations, reparations, and institutional and legislative reform, was the embodiment of an inclusive and multilateral debate that characterized Morocco's democratic process.