ii.
Set up a quota for the representation of former slaves in the decision-making
bodies.
Administration of Criminal Justice
49. Mauritania should:
i.
Take steps towards the unification of the judicial system
ii.
Carry out awareness-raising campaigns to encourage people to send cases to
the Special Anti-Slavery Practices Courts;
iii.
Review the sanctions laid down for this type of offence, in particular by
establishing a more deterrent punishment;
iv.
Develop a training and integration policy for women in the justice system.
Freedom of expression and access to information
50. Mauritania must enact a Law on access to information according to the Model Law
for African States on Access to Information designed and adopted by the Commission.
Human Rights Defenders
51. Mauritania should:
i. pursue and increase the support and training activities in terms of capacity
building of human rights defenders to ensure that they are better equipped.
ii. Refrain from any harassment against NGOs that fight against certain sensitive
issues; such as slavery while conducting their human rights activities.
Respect for legality and conditions of detention
52. The State should:
i.
Compile statistical data on the number of detainees: women, men and
juveniles, and the percentage of prisoners in pre-trial detention;
ii.
Ensure good treatment for vulnerable groups in the prisons, in particular for
women, pregnant women and women nursing children, persons living with
HIV and those with disabilities;
iii.
Ensure that prisons are fitted with good medical equipment, facilities and
educational, recreational and rehabilitation programmes;
iv.
Adopt legislative measures that guarantee access for institutions and civil
society organisations to visit the prisons and other detention centres in
Mauritania according to international standards.
v.
Utilise the Guidelines on Conditions of Arrest, Custody and Preventive
Detention in Africa of Luanda and train police officers, undertake a review of
the laws and policies on arrest, custody and pre-trial detention.
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