moroccan women's rights

Morocco Women on the Frontline #1

First collected by Women News Network Video collection Oct 5, 2009

Morocco is coming to terms with the human rights abuses of its recent past. Televised testimonies to a truth and reconciliation commission set up by the government have transfixed the nation, unveiling the atrocities committed under King Hassan's 38 year rule. Through the personal testimonies of women who suffered both wrongful imprisonment and torture in the 1970s and 80s, we discover the prominent role women had in resisting repressive rule during the "Iron Fist" era. A 8:56 min June 2009 TVEAPfilm releas