Domestic violence

Articles

• Morocco Engages Mosques in National Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women
  31 December 2019, by Ginette

  The 17th national awareness campaign against violence against women ended last Thursday with a meeting organized in Salé by the Minister of Solidarity. During the meeting, Jamila El Moussali said that this campaign was able to reach 6 million young people thanks to the involvement of the public media.
  Placed this year under the theme "The involvement of young people in the fight against violence against women and girls", the campaign took place from November 25 to December 20, 2019.
  The (…)

• Study Reveals Lasting Impact of Domestic Violence on Children’s Health
  28 November 2020, by Bladi.net

  Children are collateral victims of domestic violence which in many cases generates serious repercussions on their health and psychosocial development. In a recent publication, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) provided the results relating to the social cost of violence against women and girls.
  These results unveiled by the HCP are extracted from the 2019 national survey on violence against women and men, reports La Map. This is a survey that attests, based on concrete evidence, that (…)

• Moroccan Singer Faces Backlash Over Domestic Violence Comments on TV Show
  11 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  In a self-referral, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) wants to deal with the "Adil El Miloudi" case relating to the advocacy of domestic violence. This follows the reappearance of a program broadcast on June 29 on Chada TV and widely relayed on social networks.
  The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) wants to put an end to the excesses of the singer Adil El Miloudi. He had shown himself to be misogynistic during his appearance on the "Kotbi night" (…)

• Moroccan Singer Faces Backlash Over Comments Advocating Violence Against Women
  10 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The comments of Moroccan singer Adil El Miloudi continue to cause waves. Recalling one of the shocking phrases uttered by the artist, the 2m television channel points out that he clearly advocated violence against women.
  "He who does not beat his wife is not a man." This is one of the statements made by Moroccan singer Adil El Miloudi on Chada TV last June.
  The television channel, 2M, notes that the singer did not stop there, as he also claimed that he is in the habit of hitting his (…)

• Report: Over Half of Married Moroccan Women Face Domestic Violence
  30 November 2021, by Ginette

  Despite awareness campaigns, domestic violence is a daily reality for many Moroccan women. A report on human rights delivered by the Democratic League of Women’s Rights Federation and the Injad network against gender-based violence, revealed that more than half of married Moroccan women have been subjected to all kinds of violence.
  About 5.3 million women aged between 15 and 74 have been victims of violence from a spouse, ex-husband, or fiancé. The two associations that delivered this (…)

• Moroccan Singer Sparks Outrage with Call for Domestic Violence on TV Show
  6 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  While he was the guest of a television show, Adil Miloudi openly called for domestic violence. The video is triggering the most controversial comments again.
  We remember that the misogynistic and sexist remarks of Adil El Omari, a journalist from Radio Mars who suggested to a listener to "take care" of her kitchen, "watch Choumicha’s shows and stay away from football and the national team", had been condemned without restraint. However, Adil Miloudi, for his part, has frontally attacked (…)

• Domestic Violence Case Near Valenciennes: Moroccan Man Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison
  15 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  Found guilty of domestic violence, a Moroccan residing in Douchy-les-Mines, near Valenciennes, was sentenced to eight months in prison. Following an altercation, his wife had filed a complaint against him.
  A 43-year-old Moroccan, a butcher by profession, was presented in immediate appearance before the court for an act of violence against his partner, whom he married in 2008 (religious marriage), which took place on January 5 at his wife’s home, in the presence of their 13-year-old son. (…)

• Moroccan Man Jailed for Domestic Violence Against Cancer-Stricken Wife in Carcassonne
  12 February 2024, by Said

  Mohamed, a 51-year-old Moroccan, was sentenced to six months in prison by the single-judge court in Carcassonne for violence against his partner, in the presence of their minor son.
  On October 13, 2023, in Carcassonne, Mohamed got angry at his partner because she asked him for the car keys and money to go shopping. He insulted her, calling her a "bitch" and a "dog", before twisting her wrist, grabbing her by the neck and slapping her, reports the newspaper La Dépêche.
  The victim suffers (…)

• Domestic Violence Video Sparks Outrage in Casablanca as Gendarmerie Rejects Complaint
  9 July 2019, by Kamal

  Deeply shocked by its content, Internet users have circulated on the social network Facebook the video of a woman victim of domestic violence, in an attempt to alert the Royal Gendarmerie services to the seriousness of the act.
  In this video, the victim, who lives in the province of Mediouna, on the outskirts of Casablanca, reported her "savage" assault by her own husband, following a question about the reasons for his delay.
  The victim’s husband, who had refused to answer her question (…)

• Morocco Study Reveals 93% of Domestic Violence Victims Suffer in Silence
  10 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  The figures shed light on the physical and, above all, psychological drama experienced by battered women. They are tormented and suffer terribly within, to the point of not even expressing the desire to further expose their suffering by filing a complaint against their aggressor. Many of them suffer in silence. On this, the figures are edifying, as to those who take the extremely difficult step of going to denounce and file a complaint with the competent authorities against their aggressor. (…)