Despite numerous awareness campaigns, child marriage remains a reality, according to the Ministry of Justice, which revealed that between 2009 and 2018, 319,177 requests for child marriage were granted. The phenomenon is on the rise, as it represents 13% of unions in rural areas, compared to 6.56% in urban areas.
The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) has just published a damning report on child marriage. The phenomenon, instead of regressing, is experiencing a dizzying rise over the past twelve years in Morocco .
Despite the reform of the Family Code in 2004 (Moudawana) and the restrictions imposed by the legislator, several tens of thousands of Moroccan girls are still married before the age of 18, sometimes even at 15!
Just 15 years after the entry into force of the Moudawana, the Family Code, Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice, declared last Friday that his ministry was carrying out a comprehensive and objective evaluation to consider possible reforms.