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Court Sentences Anti-Slavery Activist, Acquits Others (September 01, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On August 22, 2011, eight individuals accused of "unauthorized gathering and rebellion" were acquitted by a court in Mauritania, while the ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

Anti-Terror Law Rejected by Constitutional Council (March 08, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On March 4, 2010, following an appeal by 32 Members of the National Assembly, the Constitutional Council of Mauritania rejected the ...

Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

New Finance Law in Force (February 12, 2010) by Constance Johnson

Mauritania's Finance Law for 2010, which was adopted on December 23, 2009, came into effect on January 1, 2010. It includes ...

Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

Agreement May Lead to Return to Constitutional Government (June 22, 2009) by Constance Johnson

On June 4, 2009, Mauritania took a step toward a return to constitutional order and democratic rule. The country had undergone ...

Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

Plan to Revise Criminal Code to Include Rape (May 22, 2009) by Constance Johnson

According to a statement from the Mauritanian Association for Maternal and Child Health, a United Nations-funded nongovernmental organization in the country's ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

Jailed Editor Pardoned (April 16, 2009) by Constance Johnson

According to the organization Reporters Without Borders, on April 8, 2009, the head of Mauritania's military government, General Mohamed Ould Abdel ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Mauritania

Fishery Agreement Signed (April 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson

Mauritania and Senegal signed a one-year fishery agreement, under which 300 permits will be issued to Senegalese fishermen working in Mauritanian ...

Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Mauritania / Senegal

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Last updated: September 01, 2011