A/HRC/36/6 however, contained provisions limiting the exercise of that right, although restrictions in terms of yearly financial support could only be decided through the justice system, and appeals before the judiciary were possible. The emergence of a network of associations had been facilitated and a significant increase in the number of associations and in their diversity, as well as an increase in community action at the national level, had been noted. 21. More than 130,000 associations operated in Morocco, in the different areas of public life (economic, social and cultural). Over 4,500 associations worked on human rights. 22. Peaceful gatherings and demonstrations were guaranteed by the Constitution and the law. The exercise of freedom of assembly and association was regulated by the law governing public gatherings. 23. Freedom of assembly and association could be restricted only in case of noncompliance with the relevant legal provisions or of breaches of public order. The relevant decisions of the administrative authorities could only be appealed before the judiciary. 24. The right to peaceful assembly had been exercised in quantitatively and qualitatively different ways throughout the country. More than 11,752 events had been organized in 2016, equal to an average of 32 events per day involving some 824,085 demonstrators. 25. Many public rallies and demonstrations had been held in the southern provinces. In 2016, for example, more than 755 events involving over 16,162 protesters had been organized. 26. Regarding efforts to promote women’s rights, the delegation indicated that Law No. 113 had been adopted by the parliament to combat violence against women. The law included a definition of violence and criminalized all acts that constituted violence against women. In addition, 144 centres had been created to provide legal, psychological and physical aid to women victims of violence. 27. The delegation pointed out that a law on human trafficking had also been adopted in 2016, based on four pillars: prevention, protection, continuity in the fight against trafficking networks and partnership with civil society. Measures to protect victims and witnesses had also been envisaged. 28. Regarding the right to work, the delegation highlighted that 51,000 jobs had been created between 2010 and 2015 and the unemployment rate had decreased, reaching 8.6 per cent in 2016. Moreover, programmes focused on incorporating youths into the labour market had been carried out, resulting in more than 100,000 posts for young people in the private sector. Furthermore, Morocco was implementing the “green programme”, which aimed to achieve an increase in people working in the agricultural sector by 16 per cent. 29. Concerning the right to health, the delegation indicated that actions were being taken to improve the medical system and that progress had been made to decrease the maternal mortality rate, which had fallen by 66 per cent over the past 20 years. The delegation emphasized the progress made in terms of education-related indicators between 2016 and 2017 in respect of primary and secondary education. In addition, a positive trend had been noted regarding the education of girls in rural areas. 30. The delegation indicated that the number of people living in slums had dropped considerably. 31. The delegation stated the following: The Kingdom of Morocco has made efforts to improve the enjoyment of human rights in the Moroccan Sahara, in particular the new model for the development of the Southern Provinces, the advanced regionalization and the efficient role played by the national institutions, in particular the National Human Rights Council through its regional commissions in Laayoune and Dakhla, as well as the major and sustained efforts undertaken by Morocco for the development, the protection and the promotion of the Saharo hassani heritage which is enshrined in the 2011 Constitution as one of the components of the Moroccan identity. … Pending a final and consensual political solution among all parties to the territorial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, the Kingdom of Morocco continues its efforts, in a participatory 4