The National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) will launch, between the 9th and 27th of this month, a series of regional meetings in Mirocco to discuss the process of implementing the principle of parity which stands as one of the constitutional foundations for fighting discrimination between men and women, in light of the ongoing societal debate on enhancing women’s access to political decision-making positions, given their current status within Morocco’s institutions.
“These meetings aim to shed light on parity as a concept, in light of the electoral laws in force, as well as the social, economic and cultural data provided in this regard, in order to contribute to the societal debate on women’s participation in electoral campaigns, and to emphasize the progress made by Morocco in terms of combating discrimination and promoting the principles of parity and equality with regard to political rights, while highlighting the main challenges that Morocco is likely to come across in the process”, the Council’s statement indicated.
+ An analytical approach to women’s status +
“These meetings also tend to ensure full political parity, aimed at ending all forms of women’s marginalization, and establishing a societal transformation path that values the importance of women’s participation in politics, provided their qualitative contribution to achieving high human rights’ standards”, the statement added.
Moreover, the meetings shall provide an analytical approach to women’s status within the upcoming elections, while identifying the most important challenges that stand in the way of women’s participation in the political field, and discussing ways to establish a more comprehensive reform in this regard, as stipulated in Morocco’s constitutional provisions, namely Articles 30 and 19, and other relative articles on the “Elimination Agreement Forms for discrimination against women”, including Article 4 and the General Recommendation No.23 on the role of women in political and public life.
These meetings will feature various institutional and civil parties, as well as several political, partisan and trade union organizations, provided that a series of experiences and practices (at the African and international levels) shall be sought in the process.
CNDH work program shall include regional meetings in all of Fez-Meknes (March 9), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (March 12), Deraa-Tafilalet (March 16), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (March 19), and the Oriental Region (March 27); in the prospect of organizing a national meeting on March 22.