Study day on the law to fight violence against women: Crossed viewpoints Morocco- Tunisia

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and UN Women, in partnership with the Coalition Printemps de la Dignité “Spring of Dignity Coalition”, are organizing a study day on “Laws to fight violence against women: Morocco-Tunisia crossed viewpoints” on 19 October 2017 at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) in Rabat, Morocco.

This meeting will be a comparative reflection between the Tunisian and Moroccan experiences related to the adoption of laws to fight violence against women.

Indeed, if the Tunisian Parliament has just adopted an integral law on the violence against women, in Morocco, the Council of Government adopted the Bill 103-13 on 17 March 2016, followed by the House of Representatives on 20 July 2016. It is a subject which is widely debated but still waiting to be adopted by the Chamber of Councillors.

Bringing together institutional actors and civil society organizations involved in the prevention of violence against women, this meeting will provide an opportunity to deepen the analysis and the reflection on the challenges of the adoption of a comprehensive national legal framework to counter all forms of violence against women.

It will also provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and points of views from both countries in order to identify the main challenges and resistances, as well as the best practices to overcome them and to achieve the adoption of satisfying legal texts.

In addition to the universal norms and standards related to legislation on violence against women, this meeting will introduce the Bill 103-13 on violence against women and the CNDH’s analysis of the mentioned Bill.

A cross-reading of the Tunisian Law and the Moroccan Bill will also be scheduled. It will be carried out through the analysis of two legal experts: Sana Ben Achour from Tunisia,  university professor of public law, and Khadija Rouggany from Morocco, lawyer and member of the Coalition Printemps de la Dignité.

The opening session will take place on 19 October 2017 starting 9 am in the Auditorium of the MMVI in Rabat, Morocco.

To sum up:

Event: Study day on the law to fight violence against women: Crossed viewpoints Morocco- Tunisia

Time and venue: 19 October 2017 starting at 9 am in the Auditorium of the MMVI in Rabat, Morocco

Media contact: Abdelghani Berdi +2126 62 76 23 25 / a.berdi@cndh.org.ma

Download the program of the Study day (available only in French)