Moroccan Police Trained on HIV/AIDS Stigma and Human Rights

Organized in partnership with the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), this workshop was held at the Royal Institute of Police (IRP) in Kenitra and aimed to strengthen the legal and regulatory capacities of the participants.

On this occasion, the director of the IRP, Ahmed Zaari, indicated that "the issue of AIDS and human rights are at the crossroads of several aspects, including health and law enforcement by the institutions concerned".

For his part, the director of UNAIDS Morocco, Kamal Alami, pointed out that Morocco has made great progress in prevention and access to treatment, ranking among the leading countries in the North Africa and Middle East region in the fight against HIV/AIDS, stating that the human rights strategy constitutes a new dimension in the response to HIV.

In this regard, the official highlighted the role of the DGSN in this matter, assuring that this Directorate is "a key partner in the implementation of these strategies for many years".

In Morocco, HIV infection is not very active with a very low prevalence, around 0.08% and an estimated number of people affected at 21,000, of whom 23% are unaware of their seropositivity. But the prevalences are higher among the so-called "key populations" who are the most exposed and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.