Mauritania

Human Rights in ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA

Repression of peaceful protests in Mauritania | Amnesty ...
23 April 2009

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

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Death Penalty: Media Briefing: Amnesty International’s death ...
24 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA BRIEFING. EMBARGO: 24 March 2009 00:01 GMT. AI Index: ACT 50/006/2009. Amnesty International’s death ...

Document       ACT 50/006/2009

Mauritania: Government guilty of routine torture | Amnesty ...
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

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Mauritania: Torture at the heart of the state
3 December 2008

In Mauritania, the security apparatus has adopted torture as a system of investigation and repression. It is deeply anchored in the culture of the security forces ...

Report       AFR 38/009/2008

Mauritania's security forces guilty of routine torture | Amnesty ...
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.

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Mauritanie. La torture au coeur de l’État
3 December 2008

Mauritanie. La torture au coeur de l’État

Report       AFR 38/009/2008

Migration-related detention: A global concern
1 December 2008

Migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are regularly deprived of their liberty purely for administrative convenience. Many countries use detention to deter people ...

Report       POL 33/004/2008

Mauritania: Peaceful demonstrations demanding restoration of the ...
8 October 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 38/008/2008 (Public Document). 08 October 2008. Mauritania: Peaceful demonstrations ...

Document       AFR 38/008/2008

Mauritania: Amnesty International calls for the release of the ...
12 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 38/007/2008. 12 August 2008. Mauritania: Amnesty International calls for the ...

Document       AFR 38/007/2008

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania | Amnesty International
2 July 2008

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

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