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Human Rights Watch
April 27, 2018
Mauritanian authorities restrict freedom of speech and assembly, especially to muzzle criticism of Mauritania's record on slavery, discrimination based on caste ... of 43 women and girls living in seven internally displaced persons camps in Maiduguri, perpetrated by government officials and other authorities.
Human Rights Watch
April 27, 2018
In July 2016, Human Rights Watch documented sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation, of 43 women and girls living in seven internally displaced persons camps in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital perpetrated by government officials and other authorities. The report sets out in detail how theÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 16, 2018
UNHCR works closely with the Mauritanian authorities towards the development and implementation of a national asylum system. Pending the adoption of the asylum law, UNHCR supports the authorities to enhance refugee protection in Mauritania improving access to documentation, including birthÃâà...
Fortune
April 9, 2018
According to Dyn, the Oracle-owned internet performance firm, the African Coast to Europe (ACE) cable was cut near Noukachott in Mauritania on March ... Egypt provided a more bizarre example in 2013, when the authorities arrested three scuba divers whom they accused of trying to slice a major cableÃâà...
NewsClick
April 4, 2018
“The fact that despite having abolished slavery in legislation about 40 years ago, the Mauritanian authorities continue not only to tolerate the practice, but also repress ... These practices include limited representation in positions of leadership, as well as obstacles to their documentation in official records.
Al-Arabiya
April 3, 2018
Mauritania became the last country to abolish slavery in 1981. An amnesty report reveals that 43 thousand people, around 1% of the population, are still enslaved. Today, based on a law adopted in 2015, slavery in Mauritania is an official crime against humanity. Despite the current reprimanding natureÃâà...
News24
March 31, 2018
A hereditary system of servitude forces members of the "slave" caste to work without pay as cattle herders and domestic servants, despite the official ban. In 2015, Mauritania adopted a new law declaring slavery a "crime against humanity" punishable by up to 20 years in jail, compared with a maximum of 10Ãâà...
Morocco World News
March 31, 2018
Rabat – Mauritanian authorities have dismantled an international ring involved in illegal prospecting for gold in Zouerat, a town in northern Mauritania. The ring includes members of the Polisario Front. The ring is made up of international gold prospectors, including several members of the separatist front,Ãâà...
Egypttoday
December 31, 1999
El Sewedy Electric wins a $20M tender for a project in Mauritania ... CAIRO – 25 April 2018: Egypt's El Sewedy Electric company was selected for a $20 million international tender of the rural electrification project in Aftout El-Chargui zone in Mauritania, said Mauritanian government officials, state newsÃâà...
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