Amina Lemrini

“To return to the question of context, it can be said that there is an awareness among certain States, reiterated by certain institutions and non-governmental organizations, of the importance of human rights education, and what it requires in terms of the development of values, orientations and behaviors capable of protecting and promoting human rights.”

“As previously indicated, several initiatives have been carried out at the national and international levels at the initiative of governments and civil society, but these initiatives are not part of a general framework that gives them the necessary strength to create an impact and new dynamics. Hence the need to draw the attention of the international community to the strategic and structuring nature of human rights education.”

“One of the special features of this reform, linked to the Moroccan context, lies in the fact that it was demanded from two directions: the purposes of Charia and through ratified international conventions. It is, therefore, the result of negotiation that is translated into its limitations, including the maintenance of polygamy or the discriminatory aspect of inheritance. Nevertheless, the code’s advances have been unanimously considered as of the highest importance because of the impact they can have in the short and long term.”