Mauritania

Mauritania -

A military coup overturned the elected government, and several former officials were held as prisoners of conscience. Torture and other ill-treatment were reported throughout the year.

Repression of peaceful protests in Mauritania - 23 April 2009

The Mauritanian authorities have violently cracked down on two peaceful demonstrations this month.

Growing calls for end to executions at UN - 18 December 2008

Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the United Nations on T

Mauritania's security forces guilty of routine torture - 3 December 2008

The country's security forces have adopted torture as the preferred method of investigation and repression, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Mauritania: Government guilty of routine torture - 3 December 2008

Amnesty International today accused the Mauritanian government of routine and systematic torture, saying that the security apparatus has adopted torture as the preferr

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania - 2 July 2008

People trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge the decision.