ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. The coverage by the State of legal costs and expenses borne by indigent litigants; The strengthening of people in custody rights trough the Code of criminal procedure; The right to access to a lawyer and contact with one’s family immediately upon one’s arrest; The adoption of a Fatwa to delegitimise slavery; The establishment of three (3) Anti-Slavery Special Courts to stem slave-related practices and tendencies by putting into effect an institutional framework forming a solid basis for the protection of victims against abuses and exploitation ; The exemption from all legal expenses and costs in slave-related cases where costs are awarded against victims of slavery or an award against the enjoyment of judicial assistance; The information on the number of cases submitted to the Special Courts (22) and the right to compensation granted to the victims; Prohibition of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment 13. The Commission commends Mauritania for : i. The enactment of Law No. 2015.033 of 10 September 2015 on sanctions against torture. ii. The establishment of a National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture; iii. The organisation of training seminars and awareness-raising campaigns for officers of the police and security agencies concerning the interdiction of torture and other inhuman, cruel or degrading treatment or punishment. iv. The organisation of workshops for magistrates and judicial police officers on pre-trial detention issues and the fight against torture; v. The obligation for the administrative and judicial authorities to systematically open inquiries immediately there is an allegation of torture. vi. Sentencing to terms of imprisonment ranging between 10 and 20 years for any person who commits an act of torture (Law of 2015) vii. Sentencing of accomplices and perpetrators of acts of cruel and inhuman treatment to between 10 and 20 years in prison (Law of 2015). viii. Possibility of depriving civic rights to a perpetrator of an act of torture if certain conditions are met (Law of 2015). ix. Recognition and establishment of the right to compensation for victims by the perpetrator of the act of torture and equitable compensation by the State including the necessary resources for their rehabilitation, the most comprehensive as possible through appropriate medical care and medical and social rehabilitation. 5