Morocco News central: Violence against women decreases 25% in 2010 in Morocco

Violence against women decreases 25% in 2010 in Morocco
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editor on 08/12/2010 23:00:00
 
Rabat - Cases of violence against women decreased 25% in 2010 compared with
2009, Social Development, Family and Solidarity Minister Nouzha Skalli said on
Thursday
In 2010, reported cases of violence against women stood at 9,524, that is a 25%
drop compared to 2009, which saw 12,710 declared cases, Skalli said at a press
conference quoting statistics by the national hearing center under her
department''''s authority.
Skalli noted that 76% of violence cases are reported in urban centers while
12.24% in rural areas, saying that this disparity is mainly ascribed to the
availability of hearing centers in cities.
She added that 71% of all declared cases in 2010 were reported in five regions,
namely Fez-Boulemane (15.5%), Doukkala-Abda (15.3%), Great Casablanca (15.2%),
Meknès-Tafilalet (12.7 %), and Marrakech-Tensift-El-Haouz (12.3%).
Domestic violence accounts for 74.4% of reported cases in 2010, against 79.8%
last year, Skalli underlined.
On this occasion, the Minister gave the official kick off of the 8th national
campaign for combating violence against women under the theme “involving men
as partners in fighting violence against women.”
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