Human Rights Ministry, attorneys join hands to protect vulnerable persons

The Moroccan Human Rights Association and the Bar Association signed a partnership agreement last week to create a body to help and protect women and children in difficult situations.

A statement of the Human Rights Ministry says the project will be a network of all legal and psychological assistance centers for women and children in a difficult situation. Information and awareness-promotion campaigns will be staged and the staff will attend classes to support the centers' work.

The ministry said this is the first in a series of conventions to be signed with other partners active in the defennse of children and women rights.