The 20th national awareness campaign for the fight once morest violence once morest women and girls was launched on Friday in Rabat, under the theme “All for a responsible and secure digital space for women and girls”. Speaking at a meeting organized on this occasion, the Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family, Aawatif Hayar stressed that the choice made on the theme of this campaign, which continues until December 10 , follows the proliferation of cyberviolence that affects 1.5 million women and girls according to the HCP National Survey on Violence Against Women and Men (2019).
She observed that in a climate marked by increased and widespread accessibility of women and girls to the Internet, digital violence in all its forms, including insults, threats, assaults and other forms of victimization, has registered a notable growth. on the virtual space, adding that this cyberviolence can have physical and/or psychological consequences that can harm the quality of life of the victims, while negatively impacting their socio-professional activities. As a result, the Minister indicated that an awareness campaign is planned through the media with an official spot and on social networks with the hashtag #Mansektouch, in addition to the implementation of a graphic charter.
The representative of UN-Women in Morocco, Leila Rhioui noted, for her part, that the digital space has become fertile ground for the manifestation of violence, particularly once morest women and girls, hence the importance of this national campaign aimed at protecting this social category once morest the risks of this phenomenon. She argued that the fight once morest cyberviolence requires international mobilization, intensified efforts and effective engagement of all stakeholders.
This meeting to launch the 20th national awareness campaign to combat violence once morest women and girls, which coincides with the celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence once morest Women ( November 25), was marked by the presence of personalities from various backgrounds, members of the diplomatic and UN corps accredited in Rabat, civil society actors and academics.