Heba Press / Rabat
The Federation of the Women’s Rights League rejected the lack of representation of women in the structures of the House of Advisors, accusing the second chamber of the Moroccan Parliament of going against the general orientations of Morocco and violating the constitutional principle of equality and parity.
In its angry press release, the Federation denounced “the lack of representation of female parliamentary advisors in the office of the Chamber of Advisors and an almost total absence of the presidency of the standing committees and its various bodies when it renews its structures without activating the principle of parity, which is a constitutional right which would guarantee the representation of women in its various bodies, in flagrant violation of articles 16 and 89 of the system. take responsibility within it.
He also denounced “this withdrawal of a parliamentary institution whose primary role is to create the legal, practical and democratic framework for the proper implementation of human rights and the constitutional requirements of parity and equal opportunities , and to be a lever to advance equality.” fight against discrimination against women and change mentalities and stereotypes”, considering the “absence” of the second chamber of the Moroccan Parliament as a “representation of women”. It contradicts the general trends and achievements of the Kingdom in the area of women’s human rights.
The authority’s furious statement coincided with the publication of details of the latest report from Oxfam and the International Development Finance Corporation, which ranks Morocco among the countries making progress in the index of commitment to reducing inequalities for the year 2024, alongside 10 other countries in progress. in the same upward direction.
