A/HRC/11/36/Add.2
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Annex
REPORT SUBMITTED BY MR. DOUDOU DIÈNE, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION,
XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
MISSION TO MAURITANIA (20-24 January 2008)
CONTENTS
Chapter
Paragraphs
Introduction ....................................................................................................
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Page
1-4
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GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................
5 - 17
5
A.
Historical and political context ..................................................
5-8
5
B.
Population and ethnic, linguistic and religious composition .....
9 - 10
6
C.
Political and judicial structure ...................................................
11 - 12
7
D.
International human rights instruments .....................................
13 - 14
7
E. Methodology ...............................................................................
15 - 17
7
LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRATEGY IMPLEMENTED BY
THE AUTHORITIES ........................................................................
18 - 43
8
A. Legal and institutional framework to combat racism and
racial discrimination ...................................................................
18 - 31
8
B. Policies and programmes to combat racism, racial
discrimination and related intolerance ........................................
32 - 36
10
C. Official perceptions and reactions ..............................................
37 - 43
11
POINT OF VIEW OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND CONCERNED
COMMUNITIES ...............................................................................
44 - 62
13
A. Concerns relating to Government policies and measures ...........
44 - 47
13
B. Perspective of black Mauritanian and Harratin communities .....
48 - 53
13
C. Perception of new legislation and persistence of slavery-like
practices ......................................................................................
54 - 57
15
D. Concerns relating to the return of refugees and unresolved
humanitarian issues .....................................................................
58 - 62
16
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ................................................................
63 - 77
17
RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................
78 - 86
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