On Thursday the Moroccan Cabinet adopted a new citizenship draft bill that will grant Moroccan citizenship to children of a Moroccan woman and non-Moroccan father.
Moroccan Communication Minister and government spokesman, Nabil Benabdallah, speaking at a press briefing following the weekly Cabinet meeting, explained that this bill aimed to promote the legal situation of women and children and to dedicate gender equality, through granting Moroccan women the right to transfer their nationality to their children born to a non-Moroccan father.
Implemented in accordance with Royal instructions, this reform responds to "a persistent request of political parties, women’s NGOs and of Human rights organizations in Morocco," he added.
By virtue of the amended citizenship code of September 6, 1958, a Moroccan mother's citizenship shall be immediately transferred to her children, born to a non Moroccan father, on the condition that the Marriage contract comply to the legal provisions stipulated in the Family Code.
The family Code requires that the husband of a Muslim Moroccan woman must be of Muslim faith while Moroccans of Jewish faith abide by provisions stipulated in the Moroccan Hebraic Personal Status.
The former personal-status law established in 1957, stipulated that Moroccan citizenship could only be transmitted to children born to a Moroccan father, to a single mother or a stateless father.
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2 comments:
Great, great news! An important step!
Finally we're getting somewhere :)
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