Mauritania
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Background information about Mauritania:


Universal Periodic Review

Mauritania was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 9th session of the UPR Working Group on 1 - 12 November 2010.


Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Mauritania will be examined by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - at its 49th session, 12-30 November 2012 in Geneva.

NGOs - including churches and related organizations - can submit written information in the form of a "parallel" report concerning the status of implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in Mauritania. NGOs should deliver 25 copies of their report and summary to the secretariat a week prior to the session for distribution to Committee members. Where possible, it is useful to submit a summary of the report in all the working languages of the Committee. Communication regarding submissions to the Committee may be addressed to gro.rhcho|rcsec#gro.rhcho|rcsec.

Recent

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Mauritania was examined by a Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - during the period 5-9 December 2011 in Geneva.

Committee on the Rights of the Child

Mauritania was examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 51st session (25 May - 12 June 2009) in Geneva.


Special Procedures


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