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region: North Africa

Morocco

Morocco has neither signed nor ratified the Maputo Protocol. Governmental decree posted in the official gazette number 6774 on May 2, 2019, which regulates the mechanisms for protecting women victims of violence: the national committee for women victims of violence; the special units for female victims of violence on the courts level, sectors of health and justice, national security forces and police. Child Marriage: in 2018, 13.7% of women aged 20-24 married or in union before age 18.8.8% of girls aged 15-19 who are currently married or in union. Multisectoral program to combat GBV through the empowerment of women and

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Libya

Libya signed the Maputo Protocol in November, 2003 and ratified in May, 2004.    2012 Law for the Election ofthe General National Congress Article 15: “must be arranged on the basis of alternation among male and female candidates. Lists that do not respect such principle shall not be accepted.” 2015: the parties to the conflict signed the Libyan political agreement. Some clauses of the agreement dealt with the status of women: principle 2 stipulates that the National Accord Government will adopt the principle of equitable representation of women. Principle 8 stipulates the principle of equality between Libyans in the enjoyment

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Egypt

Egypt has not signed nor ratified the Maputo Protocol.  Government’s Programme of Action 2018/2022: building the capacity of equal opportunity units and the presence of a percentage of women benefiting from national projects. Article 11 of the 2014 Constitution: “The state commits to achieving equality between women and men in all civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. The state commits to taking the necessary measures to ensure appropriate representation of women in the houses of parliament, in the manner specified by law. It grants women the right to hold public posts

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Angola

Angola ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (The Maputo Protocol) on the 30th of August 2007. After its independence, Angola was devastated by 27 years of civil war between the popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the total Independence (UNITA). It is estimated that 1.5 million people died and 4 million were displaced. The country is still in recovery. Women are under-represented in the Angolan political institutions and violence against women is widespread in the country with a high level

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