Protecting Moroccan Women

Alumna Leila Hanafi, LLM '13, recently co-wrote an article for Al Jazeera about protecting women in Morocco from gender violence. Ms. Hanafi, a Moroccan-American, argues that while the country's legislature has taken steps to address the issue, Morocco continues to be hindered by several obstacles, including a legal culture of impunity, a lack of access to legal resources, and non-compliance with international standards. "[Morocco] remains one of the many examples of how societies in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly grappling with balancing tradition and the human imperative of making society more just for women."