Morocco recorded 28,980 cases of violence against women between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, according to a report prepared by the networks Injad Against Gender Violence and Women in Solidarity in coordination with the Federation of Women’s Rights.
The report shows that psychological violence accounted for 47% of all cases, followed by economic and social violence at 23%, legal violence at 10%, physical violence at 8%, digital violence at 7%, and sexual violence at 5%.
The organizations say these numbers confirm a persistent structural problem of unequal power relations inside families and society, combined with many women’s lack of economic independence.
The listening centers of the two networks received 4,279 survivors during the year, 1,302 at Injad centers and 2,977 at Women in Solidarity centers.
In psychological violence, insults and verbal abuse make up 23% of cases. In physical violence, beating and injury are the most common acts at 57%.
Marital rape leads sexual violence at 21%, while digital abuse is dominated by online insults at 28%. Legal violence often appears in the form of low or symbolic compensations, which represent 17% of that category.
The Federation of Women’s Rights says the continued rise in violence, despite the adoption of Law 103.13 years ago, shows that current legal reforms are not enough. It is calling for a full overhaul of the law, including the explicit criminalization of marital rape, economic violence, and all forms of modern digital abuse.
The federation seeks simpler and faster protection measures that police and prosecutors must apply immediately.
The federation is urging the state to speed up the release and implementation of the new Family Code, ensuring full equality between men and women, ending discrimination in rights and duties, banning child marriage with no exceptions, and making the marriage contract the only official proof of marriage.
They warn that loopholes, especially through “proof of marriage” rulings, are still being used to bypass legal restrictions.
The report says the situation is made worse by weak psychological and medical support for survivors, complicated procedures to access justice, and growing political and online violence against activists and public figures.
The report sounded the alarm about the rise in femicides. Several cases recorded in 2025 show increasingly brutal killings of women, whether inside the home or in public spaces.
The data shows that 66.8% of femicides were committed by strangers, while husbands were responsible for about 24%, and other family members for around 8%.
The federation says these numbers reflect major social tensions, fragile family environments, and a lack of effective protection measures.
To discuss violence against women objectively and determine whether it has become a societal phenomenon, statistics must be comprehensive (the total number of cases of violence, the percentage of violence against women, etc.). Violence must be addressed holistically.