{"id":11561,"date":"2025-12-11T02:48:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/understanding-gender-based-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:28:55","slug":"understanding-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/en\/understanding-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Gender-Based Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11561\" class=\"elementor elementor-11561 elementor-4434\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddeb3db e-flex e-con-boxed pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"ddeb3db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640e9480 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"640e9480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1959a e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"5d1959a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea4514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_post_meta\" data-id=\"5ea4514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-post-meta\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-meta--item pxl-post--date\">\r\n\t\t\tDec 11, 2025\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336a40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_post_meta\" data-id=\"336a40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-meta--item pxl-post--categories\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/en\/category\/documentation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Documentation<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-meta--item pxl-post--views\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-eye\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t36 Views\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a09268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"9a09268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-9a09268-4780\" \r\n    class=\"pxl-image-single pxl-overflow--hidden pxl-disable-parallax-sm  pxl-image-scale-parallax \r\n    \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" \r\n        >\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner \" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"pxl-item--image f_img\"  data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/souk-rassek-sensibilisation-violence-genre-festival-stop.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"\" \/>                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1191f elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"9a1191f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-9a1191f-9305\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-item--subtitle \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-item--subtext \">\n\t\t\t\t\tLegal Framework and Key Guidelines\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Gender-Based Violence\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695b9fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695b9fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gender-based violence (GBV) is neither marginal nor exceptional. It affects societies, generations and different environments, including those associated with celebration, culture and collective gatherings.<br\/>Recognizing, naming and understanding the legal framework governing these forms of violence is an essential step towards taking responsible and informed action. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251a7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"251a7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This document aims to establish a shared foundation of understanding by presenting the main definitions of gender-based violence, Morocco\u2019s international commitments, and the national legal texts that currently structure the prevention of and response to such violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6394c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"6394c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8edee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"8edee86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-8edee86-5954\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Does Gender-Based Violence Include?\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794724c elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"794724c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-794724c-8873\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn Internationally Recognized Definition\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9542a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9542a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, gender-based violence refers to any act of violence directed against a person on the basis of their gender that may result in physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm (United Nations General Assembly, 1993). <a style=\"font-size: 10px;\" href=\"#1\">1<\/a><\/p><p>The World Health Organization defines violence as \u201cthe intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual,\u201d highlighting that it can result in lasting trauma, whether visible or invisible (WHO, 2002). <a style=\"font-size: 10px;\" href=\"#2\">2<\/a><\/p><p>These definitions highlight an essential reality:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7745e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7745e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099fbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_list\" data-id=\"099fbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"pxl-list pxl-list1 horizontal\">\r\n                            <div class=\"pxl--item   \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon \">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines-vertical\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"pxl-item--content \">\r\n                    <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                                            <a class=\"pxl-content\"  > Violence is not only physical.<\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item   \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon \">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines-vertical\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"pxl-item--content \">\r\n                    <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                                            <a class=\"pxl-content\"  > It can be verbal, psychological, symbolic or digital.<\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item   \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon \">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines-vertical\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"pxl-item--content \">\r\n                    <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                                            <a class=\"pxl-content\"  > It often takes place within unequal power dynamics.<\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5633942 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"5633942\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc93e6 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"bfc93e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f341f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"f341f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-f341f6a-7665\" \r\n    class=\"pxl-image-single pxl-overflow--hidden pxl-disable-parallax-sm  pxl-image-distortion \r\n    \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" \r\n         data-displacement=\"\" >\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner \" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"pxl-item--image s_img\"  data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/souk-rassek-sensibilisation-violence-genre-festival-foule.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"\" \/>                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7816732 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"7816732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f9302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"83f9302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-83f9302-1518\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGender as a Structuring Factor in Violence\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458fdef elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"458fdef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor d-flex   \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t<p>Gender refers to socially constructed roles and norms that assign different behaviours, expectations and positions to women, men and people whose gender identity does not conform to dominant norms. <a style=\"font-size: 10px\" href=\"#3\">3<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da48f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"da48f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd3b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"8bd3b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor d-flex   \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t<p>The study conducted by the AMANE Association <a style=\"font-size: 10px\" href=\"#4\">4<\/a> highlights how these norms are established from childhood and contribute to the normalization of certain forms of violence, particularly against girls and women.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daca49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"daca49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fcd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"b1fcd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor d-flex   \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t<p>Gender-based violence therefore cannot be understood solely as the result of individual behaviour. It is also rooted in broader social and cultural dynamics.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef0ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"5ef0ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e676ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"e676ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-e676ae6-8876\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Binding International Legal Framework\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba2324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"8ba2324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-8ba2324-4370\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorocco\u2019s International Commitments\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e73a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e73a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Morocco has ratified several major international conventions addressing gender-based violence, including:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">the Convention on the Rights of the Child,<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.<\/li><\/ul><p>These instruments recognize the fundamental right to physical and moral integrity, as well as the responsibility of States to prevent violence, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators.<\/p><p>The Moroccan Constitution of 2011 establishes the primacy of duly ratified international conventions over domestic legislation, while also affirming equality between women and men and the right to dignity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dd587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"63dd587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-63dd587-3908\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResponsibilities That Extend Beyond the State\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fea72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16fea72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International standards emphasize that addressing gender-based violence is not solely the responsibility of public institutions.<br\/>It is a shared responsibility that also involves civil society organizations, cultural actors and organizations that operate public-facing spaces.<\/p><p>This approach recognizes that prevention also requires information, awareness-raising, staff training, listening and referral mechanisms, as well as environments where people feel safe reporting a situation or seeking help.<br\/>It also encourages the development of clear protocols, appropriate support mechanisms and a culture of care and collective responsibility, in order to prevent violence before it occurs and ensure a coordinated response when it does. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2692d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"2692d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0987bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"0987bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-0987bec-8515\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Moroccan Legal Framework\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb0e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"cbb0e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-cbb0e07-6594\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Constitution as a Foundation\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dac0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dac0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adopted in 2011, the Moroccan Constitution <a style=\"font-size: 10px;\" href=\"#5\">5<\/a> represents an important development in the protection of rights and freedoms:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">l\u2019article 19 affirme l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 entre les sexes,<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Article 22 protects physical and moral integrity,<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Article 32 guarantees equal legal protection for all children, without distinction.<\/li><\/ul><p>It also provides for the creation of institutional mechanisms dedicated to combating discrimination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6942f e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"cd6942f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30afe4a e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"30afe4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f70c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"0f70c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-0f70c9e-1351\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaw No. 103-13: Progress and Limitations\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1a0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"af1a0c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor d-flex   \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t<p>Law No. 103-13 on combating violence against women, adopted in 2018, represents an important step in the legal recognition of gender-based violence in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>It notably introduced:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the criminalization of certain forms of harassment,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; recognition of digital forms of violence,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the institutionalization of support units within the courts.<\/p>\n<p>However, the law has also been subject to criticism, particularly regarding the insufficiency of immediate protection measures for victims and its partial alignment with international standards.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7442 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"2ee7442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659af02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"659af02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-659af02-2852\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Still Fragmented Legal Framework\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6158b elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"2a6158b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor d-flex   \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t<p>Other legal instruments also contribute to addressing gender-based violence, including:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; legislation against human trafficking,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the Family Code.<\/p>\n<p>The AMANE study nevertheless highlights the absence of a unified legal framework and the difficulties involved in effectively implementing existing laws as major obstacles to ensuring effective protection for victims.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00adeff elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"00adeff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62bfb0 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"c62bfb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57ad66 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"e57ad66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765069e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"765069e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-765069e-7119\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic Spaces, Cultural Events and Responsibility\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c7004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c7004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Festivals and cultural events are temporary public spaces characterized by density, diversity and specific dynamics linked, among other factors, to nightlife, crowds, fatigue, the intensity of the festive experience.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These characteristics can increase the risk of gender-based violence.<\/p><p>Without replacing judicial or medical institutions, event organizers have an important role to play in:<\/p><p>&#8211; prevention,<\/p><p>&#8211; information,<\/p><p>&#8211; referral to existing support services,<\/p><p>&#8211; creating an environment of trust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d04435 e-con-full e-flex pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-column-none pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none e-con e-child \" data-id=\"4d04435\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e26c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"5e26c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-5e26c77-2248\" \r\n    class=\"pxl-image-single pxl-overflow--hidden pxl-disable-parallax-sm  pxl-image-distortion \r\n    \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" \r\n         data-displacement=\"\" >\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner \" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"pxl-item--image s_img\"  data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/soukrassek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/souk-rassek-sensibilisation-violence-genre-festival-concert.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"\" \/>                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdff70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"0bdff70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c4da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"63c4da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-63c4da2-5228\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConclusion\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a458b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a458b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The legal framework addressing gender-based violence in Morocco is based on strong international commitments and national legislation that continues to evolve.<br\/>While significant progress has been made, important challenges remain, particularly regarding implementation, prevention and access to information. <\/p><p>In this context, initiatives such as <b>Souk Rassek<\/b> serve as complementary tools, helping translate legal principles into concrete practices adapted to the realities of cultural and festive environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5b7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_divider\" data-id=\"6c5b7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-el-divider \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2e218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"4a2e218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-4a2e218-4700\" class=\"pxl-heading \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title  style-default highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBibliography\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086115a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086115a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"1\">1 &#8211; United Nations General Assembly. (1993). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/declaration-elimination-violence-against-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women<\/a><\/em>. <\/p><p id=\"2\">2 &#8211; World Health Organization. (2002). World Health Organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9241545615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>World report on violence and health<\/em><\/a><\/p><p id=\"3\">3 &#8211; UN Women. (2017). United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/fr\/digital-library\/publications\/2017\/10\/gender-equality-glossary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Glossaire pour l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes<\/i>.<\/a><\/p><p id=\"4\">4 &#8211; AMANE \u2013 Association Meilleur Avenir pour Nos Enfants. (2022). Rabat, Morocco.<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amanemena.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gender-Based Violence Against Girls and Boys in Morocco.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p id=\"5\">5 &#8211; Kingdom of Morocco. (2011). General Secretariat of the Government. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgg.gov.ma\/Portals\/0\/constitution\/constitution_2011_Fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco. (articles 19, 22 et 32, pp. 8\u201310) <\/a><\/em><\/p><p>United Nations. (1979).  <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/fr\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/convention-elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>United Nations. (1989).<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/fr\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/convention-rights-child\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>UN Women. (2020). United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/digital-library\/publications\/2020\/04\/issue-brief-covid-19-and-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>World Health Organization. (2010). World Health Organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241564007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: Taking action and generating evidence.<\/em><\/a><\/p><p>Kingdom of Morocco. (2018).<i> <\/i>General Secretariat of the Government. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/adala.justice.gov.ma\/production\/legislation\/fr\/Nouveautes\/Loi_103-13_Fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law No. 103-13 on Combating Violence Against Women.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>Kingdom of Morocco. (n.d.). Ministry of Justice.   <a href=\"https:\/\/adala.justice.gov.ma\/production\/legislation\/fr\/Nouveautes\/Code%20P\u00e9nal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moroccan Criminal Code.<\/a><\/p><p>Kingdom of Morocco. (n.d.). Ministry of Justice.   <em><a href=\"https:\/\/adala.justice.gov.ma\/production\/legislation\/fr\/Nouveautes\/Code%20de%20proc\u00e9dure%20p\u00e9nale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moroccan Code of Criminal Procedure.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>Kingdom of Morocco. (2016). 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