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Watching and monitoring Morocco’s international commitments

Press statement : Arab women issue a call to Arab Heads of State

On the 30th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the regional Coalition for “Equality without reservation” launched a call to Heads of State of Arab countries to promote the equality and citizenship of Arab women and in particular to :

Press release : The withdrawal of the reservations to CEDAW by morocco

The royal letter to the Moroccan Consultative Council of human rights (CCDH) on December 10th, 2008 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, announced the withdrawal of the reservations expressed to CEDAW at its ratification by Morocco in 1993.

Lebanese Women’s Groups Applaud His Majesty’s Decision to Lift the Reservations on the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

In a press conference held yesterday (Friday) in celebration of Morocco by the organization Studies and Workshops for Advancement based at UN-ESCWA (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Central Asia) in Beirut, female activists from these groups described His Majesty the King’s decision as a “pioneering step forward” for the Arab world.