President of NCHR Receives US Ambassador

The President of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), Mr. Ahmed Salem Ould Bouhoubeyni, received on Monday the Ambassador of the United States of America in Mauritania, his Excellency Mr. Michael Dodman.
Both parties discussed the bilatereal relations between Mauritania and USA and the means to reinforce and develop them, especially in the field of Human Rights.
The president of the National Commission for Human Rights confirmed that the commission is working within a clear strategy endeavoring to the promotion of Human Rights in Mauritania and the social awarness raising.
He added that the work of the commission is participative and everyone can contibute, particularly those concerned by Human rights, referring to that the commission will launch soon a caravan visiting all areas of the country to shed light on the problems and issues and the means to deal with them. He also affirmed that the commission, along with the Mauritanian government, and the concerned organizations, is continuing in this program.
From his part, the US ambassador praised the important efforts made by Mauritania in the field of Human Rights, affirming that such efforts enabled Mauritania to raise its status in the US Department of State’s annual report.
He added that his country is relying on Mauritanian efforts in this field, and he is confident that Mauritania will apply the last report’s recommendation to get its convenient satus in the next report, which will be released soon.
He expressed his satisfaction about the NCHR’s work, stressing on its importance particularly in the fields marginalization and poverty.
He concluded that the Mauritanian Human Rights record has drammatically improved, which reflects the will of government to establish and promote Human Rights in Mauritania.