A few years later, she became a founding member of the Moroccan Observatory of Prisons and the Moroccan Forum for Truth and Justice, both founded in 1999 at the end of the Years of Lead. The Forum for Truth and Justice was the first organization for political victims of the Years of Lead, a precursor to the Equity and Reconciliation Commission that was created in 2004 by King Mohammed VI, who succeeded Hassan II in 1999. El Bouih has also worked with the National Institute for Solidarity with Women in Distress to support women who are struggling, particularly pregnant women who are incarcerated.[1][2]