APA-Rabat (Morocco) – Thanks to its sustained commitment, Morocco has been re-elected to the prestigious committee for a new four-year term, receiving 120 votes in Tuesday’s election in New York.
This is a further confirmation of Morocco’s efforts to promote and protect human rights.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received by APA on Wednesday, May 29, the kingdom has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, in the person of Mr. Mahjoub El Haiba, for a 4-year term (2025-2028).
This re-election “testifies once again to the credibility and confidence that the kingdom’s action, under the high vision of King Mohammed VI, enjoys for the promotion of human rights and their effectiveness,” the press release noted.
According to Moroccan diplomacy, this success is part of the strategy implemented by the kingdom, in accordance with high royal directives, to place its expertise and experience at the service of the UN bodies in the various priority areas of multilateral action, as a responsible and committed actor in the international community.
With 120 votes out of 169 cast in the elections held in New York on 29 May, Morocco’s candidature was well ahead of 15 other countries for one of the 9 vacant seats on this body, which monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
For the ministry, this brilliant re-election “crowns a major promotional campaign carried out by the entire diplomatic apparatus of the kingdom.”
“Since my first election, I have worked tirelessly to strengthen the working methods of this important treaty body in order to improve its effectiveness and impact on the human rights situation in States parties,” said Mr. Mahjoub El Haiba, quoted in the release.
A university professor, Mr. El Haiba has a wealth of experience in the field of human rights, having previously held the positions of Secretary General of the Consultative Council for Human Rights (now the National Council) and Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights.
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