Declaration of the Antiracist Group of Defense and Accompaniment of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM) following the provisional recommendations of Mrs Tendayi ACHIUME.

Rabat on 22/12 / 2018

The GADEM first congratulates Mrs Tendayi ACHIUME, Special Rapporteur on forms racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as members of its team for the quality and relevance of the provisional recommendations following the visit of the Kingdom of Morocco between 13 and 21 December 2018.

“The provisional recommendations submitted to the Moroccan authorities reflect, in a positive and constructive manner, the main observations that our organization has submitted to the Special Rapporteur in meetings we had held with the Special Rapporteur during her visit to Rabat”. Abderrahman Tlemçani, President-in-Office of GADEM.

The GADEM manifests its willingness to contribute to the efforts of national authorities to strengthen preventive measures in the areas of education, training and awareness-raising to help eliminate stereotypes that may still prevail in society. “We put our educational tools, the fruit of several years of experience on the ground, as well as the expertise of the members of the association in the service of this effort of awareness, prevention and education” adds the president of GADEM.

GADEM is also predisposed to work jointly with the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) to support any effort to develop, adopt and monitor the implementation of a national action plan to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Mrs ACHIUME had indeed called on the CNDH to play a leading role in the elaboration and follow-up of such a plan.

Finally, GADEM welcomes the recognition of the efforts made by Morocco in the field of migration and Asylum and encourages migrant, support and solidarity organizations to support the efforts of the authorities and the CNDH in the implementation and follow-up of the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur.