Morocco’s Dilemma: Rights and Reform or Closure and Conservatism? (March 2015)

This brief outlines the current political tensions in Morocco and priority issues among women in civil society. It offers a brief overview of progress on Moroccan women’s rights and points to promising new initiatives by civil society to sustain progress towards greater equality and reform.
“We don’t have a choice about what we’re doing; it’s not a luxury.”
– Young Moroccan commenting on human rights activism, 2014
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