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• Morocco Reforms Adoption Law, Expanding Rights for Prospective Parents
  16 April, by Sylvanus

  Presented by the Socialist-Ittihadie Opposition Group, Bill No. 5.171.22 amending Article 19 of Law No. 15.01 relating to the kafala (adoption) of abandoned children was unanimously adopted on Monday by the House of Representatives.
  This text aims to allow the person wishing to ensure the kafala of an abandoned child to make observations regarding the content of reports prepared by the competent authorities responsible for conducting the investigations and inquiries provided for in this (…)

• Legless Moroccan Teen Inspires Rugby Coach with Determination to Play
  11 October 2019, by Ginette

  Mohamed El Maatouk, coach of the Moroccan national rugby team, surprised by the young man’s prowess, is getting involved to help Hassan, so that he can have the chance to practice rugby or at least have the opportunity to walk.
  It is with a smile on his lips that Hassan starts his days. A 12-year-old child born without legs who, instead of feeling sorry for himself, gives himself the strength to go beyond his disability.
  Even moving with his hands, the young man has discovered a passion (…)

• Moroccan NGO Launches Hard-Hitting Film to Combat Child Labor Exploitation
  26 November 2019, by Ginette

  The National Institute of Solidarity with Women in Distress (INSAF) is about to launch a "shocking" film on child labor. Titled "Arrests", this film aims to raise awareness about domestic work and the exploitation of children.
  Produced in collaboration with the 109 agency, the film will be screened this Tuesday, November 26 in Casablanca, in the presence of the UNICEF representative in Morocco and senior national officials from the Ministries of National Education, Employment and (…)

• Homeless Woman Gives Birth Alone in Agadir Public Restroom, Both Hospitalized
  14 April 2019, by Amine

  A homeless woman has just given birth in a public restroom, this in Agadir, and more precisely in a restroom on the promenade. The child and the mother were then taken to the hospital.
  According to information from the media Al Masdare, also relayed by some websites citing other "well-informed" sources without specifying which ones, a homeless woman would have given birth, alone, in a public restroom. She would be around thirty years old. And no one offered her help.
  Strong contractions (…)

• Child’s Drawings Expose Severe Abuse by Mother in Marbella, Spain
  4 July 2019, by Amine

  An 11-year-old Moroccan girl in Marbella, Spain, will no longer suffer martyrdom, thanks to drawings in which she reveals all the physical and psychological harm inflicted on her by her Moroccan mother.
  These are chilling drawings made by a 11-year-old girl in Marbella, at the request of her teachers who had noticed bruises on her body. Instead of speaking, they asked her to express herself by drawing. Which she did. And the ordeal she has lived through is terrible.
  According to an (…)

• Drowning Crisis in Morocco: Lack of Public Pools Drives Children to Dangerous Rivers
  30 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  While the summer period is known to be the time of year when there is an increase in the number of drownings in Morocco, it should also be noted that, due to the lack of neighborhood swimming pools, many children drown in rivers.
  According to Le360, at least 53 people lost their lives this summer on Moroccan beaches. According to figures from the General Directorate of Civil Protection, 8,099 people were rescued, while 7 others are still missing. A toll that is likely to worsen due to the (…)

• Study Reveals Urgent Need to Combat Child Marriage in Morocco
  27 December 2021, by Prince

  The results of the study were presented at a press conference organized in Casablanca at the end of the week. On this occasion, the president of the Foundation, Najat Ikhich, stressed the urgency of creating a deterrent regulatory framework against those who continue to promote child marriage, according to the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia.
  According to the study, 86% of women do not master the provisions of the Family Code and consequently do not know their rights. 14% of the women (…)

• Moroccan Royal Family Welcomes New Princess Lalla Marjana
  19 August 2023, by Sylvanus

  Sherifa Lalla Nouhaila, daughter of Princess Lalla Asmae, who is the third child of King Hassan II and Lalla Latifa, and the sister of King Mohammed VI, and her husband Ali Hajji, have welcomed their second child, a daughter whose name they reveal.
  A newborn in the Moroccan royal family. It was announced on the evening of Tuesday, August 15, the birth of the second child of Sherifa Lalla Nouhaila with her husband Ali Hajji, a daughter named Lalla Marjana, little sister of Lalla Mayssae, (…)

• Mother Arrested in Meknes for Brutal Murder of 5-Year-Old Daughter
  12 February 2020, by Kamal

  A 5-year-old girl died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 12, under atrocious circumstances, in the Mellah district of Meknes. The mother is suspected of having tortured her to death before strangling her.
  The facts occurred around midnight on Wednesday, when a young woman, whose age has not been revealed, committed a horrible crime on her 5-year-old daughter, inflicting violent blows to several parts of her body.
  The little girl, victim of torment and torture, eventually died (…)

• Morocco Lowers Compulsory School Age to 2 Years Old
  7 April, by Prince

  The Moroccan government approved on Thursday draft law No. 59.21 on school education, presented by Mohamed Saïd Barada, the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports. It makes schooling compulsory for children from the age of 2.
  Article 8 of the text obliges any person responsible for the care of a child (father, mother, legal guardian, directors and managers of social protection institutions) to enroll the child in an educational institution from the required age and to ensure (…)