Human Rights Commissioner Receives US Human Rights Delegation
On Wednesday 1 October, the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations, Mr. Cheikh Ahmedou Ould Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi, received a US human rights delegation headed by Sean Tenner, President of the Abolitionist Institute of Chicago.
The meeting was an opportunity for the delegation to learn about the progress made in the various areas of human rights in Mauritania, especially the fight against trafficking in persons, including slavery practices, and the file of access to civil status.
The Commissioner reviewed the government’s efforts in enforceing laws, stressing the pivotal role played by civil society organizations in the field of awareness and education.
The Commissioner also discussed the measures taken by the government to bring registration services closer to the National Population Register, including the National Census Campaign and mobile teams, stressing that the right of having identity is one of the foundations of civil rights, to which a number of other rights such as education and others are linked.
In turn, the members of the American human rights delegation thanked the Commissioner and through him the Mauritanian government for the warm reception, highly appreciating the efforts made by the government to promote and protect rights and freedoms, and to combat slavery in particular, expressing their readiness to accompany these efforts.
They noted the economic progress witnessed by the country in recent years, stressing that this constitutes a lever and an opportunity to improve the standard of living of victims of human rights violations.
The American human rights delegation is on a friendship visit to our country, which includes various activities in the fields of health and education, and it is the second visit to this delegation in light of the policy of openness and dialogue pursued by the government with human rights organizations since the beginning of the mission of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.