Leading figure in the field of human rights and associative work, Abderrazzak El Hannouchi published within The National Library a new book titled “Parliament and Human Rights: Benchmarks and Practices.”
The book reviews and covers up the work of the two chambers of parliament, during the tenth legislature, in connection with the human rights issue, reviewing some unforeseen facts, such as the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on parliamentary experience and the legislative institution’s action on the abolition of capital punishment.
The 285 pages long book utilizes archiving, description, and analysis of benchmarks and literature inherent in the international human rights system.
The book aims at disseminating reference documents on the theme of parliament and human rights, with a view to making them accessible to the public and to publicize best practices in this field.
As an analytical study of the human rights record of the two chambers of parliament in the previous legislature 2016-2021, this book focuses on listing and classifying the questions raised in parliament on human rights issues, which covers up a total of 22,436 questions.
It also sheds light on the legislative texts related to human rights that the parliament ratified so far, including international conventions. In addition, the book provides a review and analysis of the various parliamentary initiatives in the field of human rights.
The author also presents proposals and recommendations for promoting and strengthening the parliamentary action in the field of human rights.
El Hannouch dedicated his work to Driss El-Yazami, former president of the National Human Rights Council, in recognition and acknowledgment of his contribution to the human rights movement both nationally and internationally.
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