Women’s rights in Morocco

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 …

14,000 women in Saudi Arabia are challenging the country’s arcane male guardianship laws

In Saudi Arabia women can’t even travel without a male guardian’s permission. 14,000 women challenged that degrading system today! 14,000 Saudi women filed a petition asking Saudi Arabia’s government to end its abusive male guardianship system. Under the system, women must get permission to travel abroad, and often need permission to work or study. The issue …