Rabat, March 29 -- The weekly government council approved a draft decree against violence on Thursday on the elimination of sexual harassment and gender-based violence.

The draft decree 2.18.856-presented by Minister of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development Basima Hakkaoui-aims to implement the provisions of Articles 10, 11, 3, 15 of Law 103.13 enacted in September 2018.

The aforementioned articles support female victims of violence through a number of mechanisms like cells and sectors-joint committees.

Article 10 dictates that "c ells of support for women victims of violence shall be established within courts of the first instance, courts of appeal, central and decentralized services of the sectors in charge of justice, ...