As part of this campaign, which will run until December 10, the European Union headquarters in Morocco is lit up in orange and the ambassadors of EU member states participated in a video call to break the silence and denounce the violence.
This campaign was born in light of the high number of cases of violence in the country Moroccoas the number of cases of violence against women reached 23,879 in 2021, according to data Public minister.
Encourage reporting
Confirmation European Union Violence against women can be domestic or economic and can be case related Provocation In the workplace, school or college, cases of virtual harassment, sexual relations within the family, rape or murder of a woman.
On the importance of this issue, Patricia Bompart Cusack, Ambassador of the European Union in Morocco, said: "The fight against violence against women and girls is everyone’s responsibility, primarily the responsibility of states and the responsibility of society, which should require the involvement of all citizens".
Cusack added in a press release to announce the launch of the campaign "The fight against violence against women and children is at the heart of the partnership between Morocco and the European Union".
For his part, Severin Strohal, head of the Governance Department at the European Union Delegation to Morocco, stressed that the biggest challenge facing Morocco in terms of combating violence against women is the failure to report the perpetrators of violence, since the percentage of women who prosecute perpetrators of violence against them does not exceed 10. only per cent.
exacerbation of the phenomenon
A number of civil and human rights actors stress its importance Awareness campaigns Encourage reporting of various incidents of violence against women and fight impunity.
And on this the president said Moroccan association for the elimination of violence against women Fatima Al-Zahraa Al-Shawi, for website "Sky News Arabia"This topic has been included "taboo" In Morocco, where most women who experience violence consider it "family affair" They prefer not to report it.
Al-Shawi stressed the importance of breaking the silence and denouncing the perpetrators of violence to reduce this phenomenon and punish the aggressors.
The spokeswoman underlined the worsening of the phenomenon of violence against women and girls in recent years, underlining that the association she directs receives about 100 complaints a week.
Al-Shawi considered that addressing the phenomenon of violence in all its forms requires the concerted efforts of all parties and sectors concerned, while activating the requirements of Law No. 103.13 relating to combating violence against women and providing legal support and protection to complainants.
Violence against women in numbers
- Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Wehbe had revealed that only between 5 and 10 percent of women are women victims of violence In Morocco they go to court to file a complaint.
- During the oral question session in the House of Representatives (the first chamber of Parliament), the minister explained that in 2018 the courts received 92,247 complaints involving violence, of which 38,722 were heard.
- In 2019, the number of complaints reached 106,690, 40,370 complainants were heard, while the number of complainants in 2020 reached 51,117.
- In presenting this data, the Minister of Justice confirmed that the majority of victims of violence hide what they are exposed to and consider it a family matter.
- This was revealed by a recent report by the High Commissioner for Planning spousal violence Against women it costs 1.98 billion dirhams (about 159 million and 200 thousand dollars), to be paid by families who are victims of violence.
- Highlight the titled report "The economic cost of violence against girls and women: expenses and lost income for families"that 21 percent of battered women incurred direct expenses as a result of their exposure to violence, as expenses paid for health services represent 45.3 percent, while expenses related to the use of legal and judicial services represent 25 percent.
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This initiative, which is part of the international campaign to eradicate violence against women and girls, to highlight the importance of reporting and reporting all forms of violence against women Women.
As part of this campaign, which will run until December 10, the European Union headquarters in Morocco is lit up in orange and the ambassadors of EU member states participated in a video call to break the silence and denounce the violence.
This campaign was born in light of the high number of cases of violence in the country Moroccoas the number of cases of violence against women reached 23,879 in 2021, according to data Public minister.
Encourage reporting
Confirmation European Union Violence against women can be domestic or economic and can be case related Provocation In the workplace, school or college, cases of virtual harassment, sexual relations within the family, rape or murder of a woman.
Regarding the importance of this issue, Patricia Bompart-Coussac, ambassador of the European Union in Morocco, said: “The fight against violence against women and girls is everyone’s responsibility, the responsibility of states in primis and the responsibility of society, which should ask for the involvement of all citizens”.
“The fight against violence against women and children is at the heart of the partnership between Morocco and the European Union,” added Cusack in a press release announcing the launch of the campaign.
For his part, Severin Strohal, head of the Governance Department at the European Union Delegation to Morocco, stressed that the biggest challenge facing Morocco in terms of combating violence against women is the failure to report the perpetrators of violence, since the percentage of women who prosecute perpetrators of violence against them does not exceed 10. only per cent.
exacerbation of the phenomenon
A number of civil and human rights actors stress its importance Awareness campaigns Encourage reporting of various incidents of violence against women and fight impunity.
And on this the president said Moroccan association for the elimination of violence against women Fatima Zahraa Al-Shawi told Sky News Arabia that this issue has been included in the “taboo” in Morocco, as most women who experience violence consider it a “family affair” and prefer not to report it.
Al-Shawi stressed the importance of breaking the silence and denouncing the perpetrators of violence to reduce this phenomenon and punish the aggressors.
The spokeswoman underlined the worsening of the phenomenon of violence against women and girls in recent years, underlining that the association she directs receives about 100 complaints a week.
Al-Shawi considered that addressing the phenomenon of violence in all its forms requires the concerted efforts of all parties and sectors concerned, while activating the requirements of Law No. 103.13 relating to combating violence against women and providing legal support and protection to complainants.
Violence against women in numbers
- Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Wehbe had revealed that only between 5 and 10 percent of women are women victims of violence In Morocco they go to court to file a complaint.
- During the oral question session in the House of Representatives (the first chamber of Parliament), the minister explained that in 2018 the courts received 92,247 complaints involving violence, of which 38,722 were heard.
- In 2019, the number of complaints reached 106,690, 40,370 complainants were heard, while the number of complainants in 2020 reached 51,117.
- In presenting this data, the Minister of Justice confirmed that the majority of victims of violence hide what they are exposed to and consider it a family matter.
- This was revealed by a recent report by the High Commissioner for Planning spousal violence Against women it costs 1.98 billion dirhams (about 159 million and 200 thousand dollars), to be paid by families who are victims of violence.
- The report, titled ‘The Economic Cost of Violence Against Girls and Women: Expenses and Loss of Income for Households’, found that 21 per cent of battered women incurred direct expenses as a result of their exposure to violence, as the expenses paid for health services it represented 45.3 per cent, while the expenses relating to recourse to legal services The judicial one represents 25 per cent.
