Human Rights Activist
Latifa Bouchoua discovered human
rights during her childhood. She grew up in an activist family. Her father was a political prisoner and
her mother was very active with the families of detainees. Upon graduation, she embarked on the struggle
for women's rights. "The
issue of women and the change in their status are at the heart of democratic and modernist trends that we want for Morocco," insists Latifa
Bouchoua who participated in the founding of the Democratic League for Women's
Rights, the current Federation of Women's Rights Leagues, of which she became
the president in 2016. The NGO acts on several fronts, including the essential
one of advocacy. The NGO networks
with other organizations, national and international, for the establishment of
human rights, and for the fight against discriminations and gender-based violence.
The organization has also set up a number of entities to make a concrete
contribution in this direction: the Space for the Future that targets young
people, the Information and Observation Center for the Promotion of Women's
Rights and the Solidarity Action Foundation. The non-governmental organization may be proud
for having created the Injad Network for the fight against Gender-Based
Violence, which has no fewer than 14 reception and referral centers for women who
are victims of violence. For
instance, the Tilila center in Had Soualem (South of Casablanca) hosts nearly
forty women with their children. A great pride for Latifa Bouchoua, a feminist
who contributes to the evolution of mentalities on a daily basis.