Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more

Countries: Argentina, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tunisia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

“In our research, we examine a sample of 12 countries’ extractive sector laws and policies that refer to gender or women, looking at how they were developed and at their implementation and impact. Several countries from our study have provisions in place that prohibit women from working underground, working at night or working in the extractive sector at all. In the countries that we analyzed, we found laws prohibiting women from working in mines in Argentina, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. (Though the Sierra Leonian and Argentinian laws are still technically in force, they do not seem to be followed in practice.) Several other countries in our sample had...more

Countries: Morocco
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4

"[T]he ['marry your rapist'] law in Morocco was repealed following widespread outrage when a young woman killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist" (para 6).

Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Countries: Morocco
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Morocco in 2023 was 2.70 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 13.75 per 100,000.

Countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"The right to sexual and reproductive health is guaranteed by laws. However, abortion is illegal. Penal code (article 453) states that 'abortion is not punishable if it is necessary to preserve the mother’s wellbeing and when performed overtly by a doctor or a surgeon with the husband’s permission'" (Para 10).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"Main novelties on the reform of the Family Code… Exclusion of the marital home from the inheritance in order to preserve it (the wife keeps the home in case of the husband's death, until his death)" (para 18). "Shariah-compliant proposals with the approval of the High Council of Ulemas... Exclusion of marital domicile: exclusion of marital domicile from inheritance" (para 27).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: AOM-LAW-1

"The minimum legal age for marriage is 18 years and can go up to 17 years in certain cases. It will be impossible to marry before the age of 17" (para 12).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: CUST-LAW-1

"Main novelties on the reform of the Family Code… Granting of the legal guardianship of the children to the mother responsible for the custody" (para 10). "Maternal custody remains valid even after the mother remarries" (para 15). "Shariah-compliant proposals with the approval of the High Council of Ulemas... Legal guardianship of children: granting legal guardianship to the mother responsible for the custody of the children" (para 24).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Shariah-compliant proposals with the approval of the High Council of Ulemas... Community property: prioritization of the rights of the spouses over the community property in relation to other debts" (para 28).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"If the wife has set the condition of monogamy for her husband, polygamy will be illegal. With rare exceptions" (para 13).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"{Morocco has adopted or established] The National Commission for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, in June 2022...The 2030 national strategy to combat violence against women and girls...The national integrated programme for the economic empowerment of women and girls 'Maroc-Attamkine', aimed at increasing the employment rate for women to 30 per cent" (2). "The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Build the capacity of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police officers with regard to human rights, in particular women’s rights, including by making training on the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendations a mandatory part of their professional training" (5). "The Committee remains concerned, however, about information indicating that...more

Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1

"Act No. 19-20, [which is the] modifying and completing Law No. 17-95 related to public limited companies and setting mandatory quotas for women on the boards of publicly traded companies, in July 2021" (2). "The 'Wadhiyati' (“My situation”) 2015–2017 programme aimed at improving the prospects for and employability of women entering the labour market" (3). "The national integrated programme for the economic empowerment of women and girls 'Maroc-Attamkine', [is] aimed at increasing the employment rate for women to 30 per cent" (2). "The Committee remains concerned that there has been limited use of temporary special measures to achieve substantive equality between women and men in other areas where women are...more