In the Gambia, the death penalty, which had been abolished in April 1993, was re-established in August 1995 by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, although ...
Sid'Ahmed Ould Haidalla was released on bail on 18 January 2004, by decision of the President of the criminal chamber of the Court of appeal of Nouakchott.
Sid'Ahmed Ould Haidalla, the son of former presidential candidate Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, is being subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment amounting ...
On 23 November, the at least 15 detainees held at Beyla prison in the capital Nouakchott were charged with crimes related to state security. Judicial authorities ...
Mahmoudy Ould Slama, who was detained on suspicion of planning a coup d'Etat along with a group of ex-presidential candidate Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla's supporters ...
Amnesty International is seriously concerned for the safety of those named above. They are being held in incommunicado detention apparently without charge. At least ...
This doument summarizes each of the 16 ECOWAS countries' legislation on the death penalty, provides information on the most recent executions and convictions and ...
The imams named above were arrested by the security forces between 5 and 6 May in the capital Nouakchott and in the town of Nouadhibou, in the North of the country ...