Mauritania: Torture at the Heart of the State

Publisher:
Amnesty International
Publication Date:
3 December 2008
Tags:
Mauritania, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security

The Mauritanian government is guilty of routine and systematic torture, according to a new Amnesty International report.

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