Human Rights and Ethnocentrism in Morocco
Eurocentrism and ethnocentrism are “evaluations of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture.” Farish Noor supports eurocentrism, but he questions the idea that only western cultures understand the meaning and value of human rights. He believes that many other cultures and regions have also contributed to the definition of human rights, and that they have played big parts in comprehending social justice.
There have been studies performed to determine whether or not consumerism in Morocco is affected by ethnocentric views. Researchers came to the conclusion that Moroccans are affected more by polycentric views rather than ethnocentric ones, and that consumerism is mostly influenced by the country a product originated from. Moroccans prefer foreign-made goods to locally made products. This means that ethnocentric views are slowly going away, and most of the influences on citizens come from media, word-of-mouth, and travel.
As for human rights, Morocco believes in freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, women’s rights, and the rights of domestic workers. There are many organizations working to improve the conditions of human rights in Morocco, such as the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Moroccan Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. Many laws and codes have been implemented to support these rights as well.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08911762.2011.592459
https://borgenproject.org/human-rights-in-morocco