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Moroccan Organization for Human Rights urges political parties to prioritize human rights in 2026 election platforms
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The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights OMDH has issued a advocacy note urging political parties to make human rights a contractual commitment, not just an intention, in their programmatic offers for the 2026 legislative elections. The OMDH emphasizes that electoral programs are crucial for setting public policy directions and should concretely and measurably incorporate human rights. The note highlights economic and social rights, including decent work, social protection, quality education, public health, and dignified housing, stressing that these are derived from international commitments ratified by Morocco. The OMDH also calls for measurable commitments to combat all forms of exclusion, ensure equity, and integrate the principle of parity in public policies, along with operational measures against violence against women and support for women's economic and political empowerment. Specifically, it advocates for a Family Code ensuring real equality, referencing the Moudawana revision process, and the effective establishment of the Authority for Parity and the Fight against all Forms of Discrimination, an institution provided for by the 2011 Constitution but not yet created. Regarding civil and political liberties, the OMDH demands legislative measures to criminalize forced disappearances, torture, and inhumane treatment, protection for human rights defenders, and the full implementation of recommendations from the Equity and Reconciliation Commission. For youth, the orga
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