"As a melting pot of populations from various origins, enriched by its African, Andalusian, Hebrew and Mediterranean tributaries, Morocco is imbued with the culture and values of tolerance, coexistence and recognition of the other," said Zniber, who was speaking at the Urgent Dialogue on racism and police violations, within the framework of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council.

Morocco rejects all forms of racism and condemns them in the strongest possible terms, he pointed out.

He noted, in this regard, that "the present urgent debate must be an opportunity for the members of the Council to seize the current international momentum to consider, more than ever, the fight against racism as a priority and an urgency, with the aim of providing a strong political response and the long-awaited change for the benefit of future generations."

The council, he continued, "should use all its appropriate mechanisms, or even new procedures to consider and to determine with precision the forms of police violence, or any repression or violation of the rights which are associated to racism".

"Morocco calls for vigilance in the face of the rise of antagonisms of an identity nature, the consequences of which could be extremely dangerous, even catastrophic, not only for populations who would be victims of it, because of their skin color or their origin, but also regarding the maintenance of public order, peace and security, at the regional and international level," the diplomat said.