(b)
The broadening of the mandate of the Consultative Council on Human Rights
(CCDH); the appointment of a “mediator”, the Diwan al-Madhalim, responsible for considering
cases of human rights violations submitted to him and for forwarding to the competent
authorities the requisite proposals and recommendations; the establishment of the Mohamed VI
Foundation for the reintegration of prisoners, which is presided over by the King himself; the
establishment of the Human Rights Documentation, Information and Training Centre; the prison
reform, including the adoption of measures to assist persons subjected to any form of detention
or imprisonment, notably juveniles in the child protection centres, and the implementation of
measures to ensure medical care and training for detainees and prisoners;
(c)
The substantial reform of the relevant legislation initiated by the State party, in
particular the Code of Criminal Procedure and the draft reform of the Criminal Code, in
consultation with CCDH and the competent human rights associations, notably with regard to the
presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial, the right of appeal and consideration of the
specific needs of women and juveniles;
(d)
The remarkable efforts to develop training and education in the area of human
rights, notably the organization by the Human Rights Documentation, Information and Training
Centre of training for prison service officials, senior prison medical personnel and forensic
physicians;
(e)
The unlimited access to detainees and prisoners accorded to independent local
NGOs;
(f)
The payment of compensation, following the recommendations made by the
Independent Arbitration Commission set up within CCDH on compensation for material damage
and moral injury suffered by victims of disappearance or arbitrary detention and their next of
kin;
(g)
The assurance that the State party will act on the recommendations and concerns
addressed to it by the Committee.
C. Subjects of concern
126.
The Committee expresses concern about:
(a)
The non-existence of information on the full implementation of article 2 of the
Convention, notably in the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 relating to exceptional
circumstances and an order from a superior officer or a public authority as grounds for excluding
criminal responsibility;
(b)
The considerable extension of the time limit for police custody, the period during
which the risk of torture is greatest, both in criminal law and in anti-terrorist legislation, which
has been effected subsequent to the consideration of the second periodic report;
(c)
The non-existence, during the period of police custody, of guarantees of rapid and
appropriate access by persons in custody to a lawyer and a doctor, and to a relative;
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