Moroccan Human Rights NGO lauds family code reform
The Moroccan Organization of Human Rights has lauded the reforms of the Mudawana (family law) announced by King Mohammed VI in his speech at the opening session of the parliament fall.
The reforms, which consecrate equality of sexes and do justice to women, reflect a sound application of Ijtihad (jurisprudence) and the synergy between Islamic and universal values, a release from the NGO's says.
The human rights body also exhorts political authorities to shoulder their responsibilities in translating the reforms into facts, and to activate the amendments as soon as possible in the best conditions.
Under the new reforms announced by the king, the family will be placed under the shared responsibility of the two spouses, marriage age for women will be brought to 18 years, inheritance will not systematically favor males, and polygamy will be conditioned to stringent conditions that make it almost impossible.
Among the other highlights of the new text, repudiation will be cancelled and only judiciary divorce shall be valid. Children protection was also enhanced under the new law that grants guardianship to the mother even if she remarries.
