UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery Inquires About MNPT Experience

On 5 May, Ms. Moulaty Mint El Moktar, the President of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (MNPT), received Mr. Tomoya Obokata, the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

During the meeting, Ms. Mint El Moktar briefed the UN official on the role that the MNPT plays in strengthening the national human rights system and the achievements made to improve the conditions of detainees and access to places of detention.

The talks touched on the prospects of the MNPT action within the framework of a partnership involving the various Human Rights institutions.

For his part, Mr. Obokata commended the considerable role that the MNPT has played since its establishment to promote human rights and improve detention conditions.