Morocco’s Human Rights Council Calls for Legal Reform to End Child Marriage
14 December 2022
The law is a huge obstacle to the fight against child marriage in Morocco, according to a study just conducted by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH).
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Controversial ’Debt Marriage’ Practice Raises Concerns in Rural Morocco
21 July 2022
A little-publicized form of marriage is gaining ground in certain regions of Morocco, according to a program broadcast on the Al Aoula channel. This is marriage on debt (…)
Child Marriage Survivor Fights to End Forced Unions in Spain
26 May 2022
Hannan Serroukh, a Moroccan living in Barcelona, managed to escape a forced marriage in 1987 when she was only 14 years old. Since then, she has been fighting against this (…)
UN Launches Digital Campaign to Combat Child Marriage in Morocco
15 February 2022
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Morocco is supporting a global campaign to fight child marriage. The day of the celebration of Valentine’s Day was chosen as the (…)
Illegal ’Fatiha’ Marriages Persist in Morocco Despite Legal Ban
3 December 2021
Although the law has prohibited customary (or so-called "Fatiha") marriages, the practice is still popular in Moroccan society, especially in rural areas. Associations continue (…)
Study: One-Third of Moroccan Women Married Before Legal Age
15 October 2021
In Morocco, 32% of married, divorced or widowed women have been victims of early marriage.
Rural Poverty Drives Early Marriage Rates in Morocco, Study Finds
12 March 2021
In Morocco, early marriages continue to jeopardize the future of children, especially in the rural world where this rate has reached 27.4% compared to 15.2% in urban areas. (…)
Moroccan Teen’s Suicide Highlights Forced Marriage Crisis
22 February 2021
It is a very sad story that happened on Saturday in Stehat, a village near Chefchaouen. A 17-year-old teenager committed suicide by hanging, while she was in the midst of (…)
Morocco Lawmakers Push to Ban Child Marriage, Raising Minimum Age to 18
27 January 2021
The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) has just tabled a bill to regulate the marriage of minors in Morocco. It thus proposes to prohibit any marriage before the age of 18, (…)
Moroccan AI Robot Joins UN Campaign Against Gender Violence
25 November 2020
As part of the fight against violence against women and girls, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is joining forces with Shama, the first 100% Moroccan female robot, to (…)