Driss el-Yazami (born 1952 in

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) is a Moroccan

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activist. He was President of the National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) in Morocco between March 2011 and December 2018.

Career and activism

In the mid-1970s, the young el-Yazami spent three months in the prisons of Hassan II, having been expelled from

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after leading a radical left strike. His younger brother was imprisoned in

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. He has held senior positions in several institutions and bodies in Morocco as well as international associations and organizations. El-Yazami was formerly a member of the

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of the Advisory Council on Human Rights and member of the Board of Directors of the Three Cultures Foundation (

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Honours

Decorated by King Mohammed VI of Wissam Al Moukafaa Al Wataniya of the Order of Grand Officer and Wissam Al Arch of the Order of Commander. Driss El Yazami is an Officer of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic, under foreign personalities, and Officer of the

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, he highest division of

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.L'ancien militant gauchiste Driss El Yazami, devenu le "Monsieur Droits de l'homme" du Maroc, a su trouver sa place auprès du gouvernement. Sans renier ses principes.
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