Sexual harassment

Articles

• Tourist’s Viral Video Leads to Arrest in Chefchaouen Harassment Case
  17 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) succeeded in arresting an individual whom a foreign tourist accused of harassment in a video widely circulated on social networks while she was taking photos during a visit to Chefchaouen.
  Technical expertise reveals that the recording and dissemination of this video date back to May 2023. At that time, the tourist was staying in Morocco, and had not filed any complaint about these acts with the police, the DGSN said. (…)

• Sexual Harassment Scandal Leads to Sanctions at Moroccan Business School
  1 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The investigation commission commissioned by the Minister of Higher Education, Abdellatif Miraoui, at the National School of Commerce and Management of Oujda (ENCGO) has produced its report. Sanctions are falling.
  According to the conclusions of the inspection commission tasked with investigating the anonymous accusations of sexual harassment at ENCGO Oujda, the facts are proven. The incriminated professor and the leaders whose responsibility is engaged by virtue of their functions have (…)

• Hungarian Tourist Considers Leaving Morocco Early Due to Harassment and Scams
  5 June 2019, by Amine

  A Hungarian globetrotter tourist had decided to spend 3 months in Morocco. After 3 weeks, she already thinks about leaving the place. The reason: The men!
  Harassed wherever she goes, scammed everywhere, this is how one can summarize what this Hungarian says she has experienced. And she has several times considered leaving the country because of the behavior of men towards her.
  In an article she wrote on theglobetrottingdetective.com, this one, named Diana Lesko, writes a whole paragraph (…)

• Moroccan Official in Belgium Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Embassy Under Scrutiny
  14 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Embroiled in a case of loose morals, a Moroccan official in Belgium risks a lot. The victim, who has run up against the laxity of the Moroccan Embassy in Belgium, is strongly supported by the associations of Moroccans residing in Belgium, and has even already brought the case to court.
  A dirty affair that does not honor Morocco. This is, at least, what should be emphasized about this indecent saga, mentioned by the daily Assabah, in this weekend’s edition. The irony is that it splashes a (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault on Child in Istanbul Metro
  4 February 2020, by Kamal

  A Moroccan national was beaten by a crowd of passengers on board an Istanbul metro, before being handed over to Turkish security services. He is said to have committed sexual acts on a minor.
  Pursued for sexual harassment of a minor, the individual, whose identity has not been revealed, was apprehended by the Turkish police as he got off the metro.
  The 11-year-old girl was sitting in front of her mother when the Moroccan national began to pass his hand over the body of his victim, (…)

• Microcredit Agency Head Faces Sexual Harassment and Assault Charges in Morocco
  26 November 2022, by Ginette

  The head of a microcredit agency has just been referred to the courts for his alleged involvement in a case of sexual harassment and blackmail in Echemmaia, in the Marrakech-Safi region.
  According to the daily Assabah, the arrested and referred man used his position to harass women, demanding sexual favors from them before granting them microloans. But as if harassing the women who come to file their applications was not enough for him, he is said to have sexually abused a colleague who (…)

• Woman Dies in Tragic Accident After Street Harassment Incident in Marrakech
  17 March 2019, by Amine

  A woman harassed by a young man would, in trying to oppose him, have had a fatal accident. This happened in Marrakech, more precisely in the Aïn Itti neighborhood.
  The facts are reported by Alyaoum24, which specifies that a 39-year-old woman would have been harassed in the middle of the street by a much younger man, aged 26. Things would have escalated and the man would have come to blows.
  Thus, he would have slapped the victim who, in trying to push him back, stumbled onto the road. (…)

• Marrakech Woman’s Death After Street Harassment Now Investigated as Possible Murder
  22 March 2019, by Amine

  A few days ago, this tragic story broke out where a woman died in Marrakech after a sexual harassment incident in the street took a turn for the worse. New elements show that the case is more dramatic than it appeared. In fact, it would be a case of sexual harassment followed by murder, seemingly (so far) unintentional.
  After repeatedly refusing when he tried to "flirt" with a 38-year-old woman on the street, a 26-year-old man is said to have slapped her and then pushed her, causing her (…)

• Morocco Jails Man for Street Harassment in Landmark Case
  8 May 2019, by Amine

  The court in Oujda, in eastern Morocco, has just sentenced a man to two months in prison for harassing a young high school student he was courting. He will also have to pay a fine of 500 dirhams.
  This is a first in Morocco. Applying law 103-13, a 28-year-old man has just been convicted by the court of first instance in Oujda for harassing a minor girl. The complaint came from the father of the young high school student. And any contact with her is now forbidden to him.
  Based on an (…)

• Morocco Enacts Tough New Law Against Sexual Harassment with Jail Time, Fines
  13 May 2019, by Kamal

  The draft law against violence against women has just been published in the Official Bulletin. The government has finished setting up commissions within the ministries, the courts and the security services, which will ensure its implementation.
  Sentences of one to six months in prison accompanied by fines of 2,000 to 20,000 dirhams will henceforth be provided for by Moroccan legislation in case of harassment against women. Whether it is verbal sexual remarks made in person or sent by (…)