CEDAW Concluding observations: Morocco 2022
Published: 4/Jul/2022
Source: CEDAW Committee
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Morocco
CEDAW/C/MAR/CO/5-6
Extract:
Nationality
29.The Committee welcomes the withdrawal by the State party of its reservations with respect to article 9 (2) of the Convention. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that:
(a) A bill amending and supplementing article 10 of the Nationality Act was introduced in December 2017 with the objective of allowing Moroccan women to confer Moroccan citizenship on their foreign spouse in the same way as Moroccan men can for their foreign wives; however, to date, this bill has not been adopted;
(b) The State party has not acceded to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 or the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.
30. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Expedite the adoption of the 2017 bill amending and supplementing article 10 of the Nationality Act;
(b) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.
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