Promoting women's access to legal information (MO0064)

Challenge:

Following the adoption of a legal framework for access to information in Morocco, the Ministry of Justice has taken several practical measures to implement all the provisions of this law, both at the central and decentralised levels. These measures vary between those concerning the central administration, decentralised services, and the implementation of the law within judicial spaces. However, it is noteworthy that access to legal information and public information provided by the courts remains limited to a certain category, while another category has not been able to benefit from all that this law offers to citizens. Women, in general, and particularly rural women, have not been able to take advantage of the benefits of access to legal information due to the absence of requests presented before the courts in this context.

Proposed solution:

The objective of this commitment is to enable women, in general, and particularly rural women, to access legal and judicial information through several measures:
▪ Organisation of workshops and regional activities aimed at raising women's awareness of their right to justice and their right to benefit from judicial services, particularly the right to obtain information.
▪ Organisation of campaigns within the courts for optimal implementation of the law on the right to access information.
▪ Organisation of public consultations with civil society associations active in the empowerment of women regarding their right to access legal information.
▪ Strengthening partnerships with the private sector and civil society associations in empowering women in their right to access legal information.
▪ Creation of a guide on the right to access information intended for citizens, particularly women and vulnerable categories, and translating this guide into Amazigh to ensure wider access to legal information.

Scheduled activities (Activity | Start Date | End Date):

Consultation with all stakeholders in the judicial system to express their views on the subject | March 2024 | June 2024
Organisation of public consultations with civil society associations active in the empowerment of women in their right to access legal information | June 2024 | October 2024
Organisation of seminars and regional activities aimed at informing women of their right to justice and to benefit from judicial services, particularly the right to access information | Octobre 2024 | December 2024
Organisation of campaigns within the courts for optimal implementation of the law on the right to access information | January 2025 | June 2025
Creation of a guide on the right to access information intended for citizens, particularly women and vulnerable groups, and translating it into Amazigh to ensure broader access to legal information | June 2025 | December 2025

Expected results:
▪ Enhanced access for women to justice.
▪ Improved efficiency and effectiveness within the judicial administration.
▪ Greater openness of the judicial administration to its social environment.

Performance indicators:
▪ Number and quality of consultations conducted with judicial sector actors.
▪ Number of public consultations conducted by the private sector and civil society.
▪ Number of regional campaigns conducted.
▪ Guide development.

Impact indicators:
▪ Number of women benefiting from guidance.
▪ Number of requests received by courts, broken down by gender.
▪ Number of complaints received due to non-compliance by court officials in responding to requests