{"id":26293,"date":"2018-09-13T12:21:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=26293"},"modified":"2018-09-13T12:21:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:21:14","slug":"morocco-bans-forced-marriage-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/morocco-bans-forced-marriage-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Bans Forced Marriage, Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8498\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8502\" lang=\"EN\">Morocco\u2019s law criminalising violence against women has come into force.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8503\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8504\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8506\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8507\">The law includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8508\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8509\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8511\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8512\">It has been criticised by Human Rights Watch for not explicitly criminalising marital rape and lacking a precise definition of domestic violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8513\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8514\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8516\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8517\">A government survey found that 63% of women between the ages of 18-65 had been victims of violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8518\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8519\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8521\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8522\">Samira Raiss, one of the main Moroccan campaigners for a law criminalising violence against women, said: \u201cWe will not stop here. This law is an asset but it has shortcomings that we have to work on.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8523\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8524\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8526\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8527\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8528\">\u00a0<\/span>The law \u2013 known as the Hakkaoui law after Women\u2019s Minister Bassima Hakkaoui, who drafted it five years ago \u2013 has been criticised for requiring victims to file for criminal prosecution to obtain protection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8529\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8530\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8532\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8533\">\u201cWe lack the appropriate tools to implement this law,\u201d Ms Raiss said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8534\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8535\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8537\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8538\">\u201cIn case of marital violence it is difficult to provide proof and we don\u2019t even have shelters for victims.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8539\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8540\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8542\" lang=\"EN\"><span id=\"m_765772751315166096yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536807402726_8543\">\u2014BBC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morocco\u2019s law criminalising violence against women has come into force. 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