Women’s rights
Morocco/Western Sahara
Annual Report 2015/2016
Amnesty International
Women faced discrimination in law and in practice, and were inadequately protected against sexual and other violence.
In March the King asked the government to revise Morocco’s restrictive abortion laws. In May the authorities said that access to abortion would be extended to women whose health was at risk due to foetal impairment or who were pregnant as a result of rape or incest; the authorities had not published draft legislation by the end of the year.
In July the authorities charged two women with public indecency, apparently for wearing short skirts. The charges were dropped following a national and international public outcry.
The government failed to move forward on a draft law, announced in 2013, criminalizing violence against women and children.
In March the King asked the government to revise Morocco’s restrictive abortion laws. In May the authorities said that access to abortion would be extended to women whose health was at risk due to foetal impairment or who were pregnant as a result of rape or incest; the authorities had not published draft legislation by the end of the year.
In July the authorities charged two women with public indecency, apparently for wearing short skirts. The charges were dropped following a national and international public outcry.
The government failed to move forward on a draft law, announced in 2013, criminalizing violence against women and children.
Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/morocco/report-morocco/
Photos: Graffiti in Rabat, capital of Morocco