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Aug. 26, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"Violence and exploitation: Prostitutes are often ransomed by their pimps or are subject to extreme brutality by their clientele."
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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July 3, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"There are widely divergent estimates for the number of prostitutes in Morocco, ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 women. Most estimates are about 50,000 women" (para 2).
July 3, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-DATA-3

"The majority of prostitutes in Morocco are Moroccan women but there are also those from other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe. Normally, they come from poor backgrounds with a low level of education" (para 4). "Clients of prostitutes in Morocco are men of all ages and social classes, including tourists, students, businessmen and fathers" (para 5).
July 3, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Prostitution in Morocco is a complex and controversial phenomenon that has been embedded in Moroccan society for centuries. It is widespread in all strata of the population although it is illegal" (para 1).
May 23, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"Although the act of selling sex is not specifically mentioned in the Penal Code, in practice, other laws make it impossible to sell sex without committing a crime. Soliciting in a public place is illegal under Article 501 of the Penal Code, and Article 490 also criminalises any "The government increased overall anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts. Law 27.14 criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of five to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine between 10,000 and 500,000 dirhams (DH) ($950 and $47,710) for crimes involving adult victims, and 20 to 30 years’ imprisonment and a fine between 100,000 and one million DH ($9,540 and $95,420) for those...more
May 10, 2024, 10:51 a.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: LO-LAW-1

“Each of the two spouses has an estate separate from the other. However, the two spouses may, under the framework of the management of assets to be acquired during the marriage, agree on their investment and distribution. This agreement is indicated in a written document separate from the marriage contract. The Adouls (public notaries) inform the two parties of these provisions at the time of the marriage. In the absence of such an agreement, recourse is made to general standards of evidence, while taking into consideration the work of each spouse, the efforts made as well as the responsibilities assumed in the development of the family assets” (16). The most...more
May 9, 2024, 12:24 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

Is selling sex criminalised? Although the act of selling sex is not specifically mentioned in the Penal Code, in practice, other laws make it impossible to sell sex without committing a crime. Soliciting in a public place is illegal under Article 501 of the Penal Code, and Article 490 also criminalises any sexual relations between people of the different sex who are not married. Additionally, Article 489 of the Penal Code criminalises same-sex sexual activity. Therefore, male sex workers who have sex with men are doubly criminalised; this law may also be applied to transgender sex workers. Is buying sex criminalised? Several secondary sources say that buying sex is illegal...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Morocco ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Morocco who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 46% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Brazil, Honduras, Libya, Morocco
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Morocco was 72 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Morocco is 21.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Morocco id 76 years for women and 72 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Morocco is 71.7 years for men and 74.3 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"16.8 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:31 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '13.7%.'"
Aug. 28, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4

"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '46.3%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '14.1%.'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1

"The protest on International Safe Abortion Day came weeks after a teenage girl, Meriem, died in a village in the centre of the country following a clandestine termination" (Para.2). "Abortion is illegal in Morocco and is punishable by up to five years in prison, except in cases when the woman's health is in danger" (Para.3).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-DATA-1

"Faced with hundreds of clandestine abortions performed daily, in 2015 the Moroccan government debated the need to review the legislation" (Para.9).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1

"Moroccan women demonstrated outside parliament in the capital, Rabat, yesterday calling for abortion to be legalised" (Para.1).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is illegal in Morocco and is punishable by up to five years in prison, except in cases when the woman's health is in danger" (Para.3). "An official commission recommended that the termination of pregnancies be legalised in special circumstances, but no reforms followed, despite lobbying by women's rights activists" (Para.10).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

"It is estimated that tens of thousand of women die each year from complications resulting from unsafe practices to terminate a pregnancy" (Para.13).