Mauritania: “Safeguards against torture must be made to work” – UN Rights expert urges

(Issued as received) – United Nations human rights expert Juan E. Méndez today called on the Mauritanian authorities “to put into practice the existing laws and safeguards for the protection from torture and ill-treatment for all suspects and detainees in Mauritania.” “The legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment are in place, but they don’t work,” […]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Appa-sourceTheAfric...