Of the 20,097 applications for minor marriages submitted in 2022, 13,652 applications have been granted, while 6,445 were rejected, according to the King’s Attorney General at the Court of Cassation and Chief Prosecutor Moulay Al-Hassan Daki.
To address violence against women, Daki reported that 75,240 complaints were received, leading to the opening of 25,195 cases and the arrest of 29,698 individuals.
The Public Prosecutions have been implementing Law No. 103.13 on combating violence against women by providing protective measures and support to victims.
87 cases of human trafficking were registered, with the application of protective measures as outlined in Law No. 27.14.
In an effort to reduce school dropout and prevent child marriage, training courses were organized in collaboration with UNICEF and UNI FEMMES.
Since the start of these training courses in 2021, the number of girls dropping out of school due to marriage has decreased, with 36,383 in 2021 and 16,383 in 2022.
The total number of boys returning to school has also increased, with 48,742 in 2021 and 29,742 in 2022.
Morocco is working to minimize child marriages, with the legal age of marriage set at 18 by Moudawana but with the discretion left to judges on a case-by-case basis.
According to a census conducted by the High Commission for Planning, between 2004 and 2014, over 10% of marriages in Morocco involved minors under the age of 18.
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