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Mauritania - OPCAT Situation

Updated 08.05.2013

Mauritania ratified the OPCAT in October 2012 and discussions are ongoing on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism.

The SPT member Hanss-Jorg V. Bannvart is the SPT Focal Point for Mauritania.

Opcat status
OPCAT Ratification October 3, 2012
UNCAT Ratification November 17, 2004
NPM Designated

Under Consideration

Information
Population 3 162 338
Area (sq km) 1 030 070
Number of prisons 18
Prison population 1700
Quick links

CAT: Initial report (January 2012) to be soon examined

UPR: Report of the Working Group (January 2011)

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Report (November 2008)