Claiming Equal Citizenship

The third podcast from the launch of the “Claiming Equal Citizenship” Campaign is Amina Lemrini.

Amina is the Executive Committee Member of Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) in Morocco. In this audio clip, she discusses ADFM’s role in the efforts to amend Article 6 of Morocco’s Nationality Code. Article 6 does not permit women married to non-nationals to transfer their nationality to their husbands while Article 7 states, that a child born to a Moroccan mother and a foreign father cannot acquire citizenship unless they are born in Morocco and declare his/her desire to obtain citizenship. Campaign activists in Morocco pursued two approaches in order to affect legislative change:

1. They lobbied policy makers, government, and parliamentarians.
2. They conducted a public awareness campaign using the testimonies of victims.

Listen to the podcast to hear about the resulting successes of Moroccan women activists.

Materials from Campaign Launch:

• Amina Lemrini’s Audio
• Amina Lemrini PowerPoint Presentation

The next audio clip will be presented by Asma Khader, General Coordinator of Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan.

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