AFRICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE SHAMEFUL TREATMENT
Khalil Abdullah | Immigrant • Oct 26, 2020 Mauritanian immigration rights activists Bakary Tandia and Houleye Thiam at a pre-Covid-19 demonstration.. By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Fleeing persecution in Nigeria, arriving in the United States, Pastor Ben said he was immediately taken into detention. “I was told I would see the judge in two […]
Abdoulaye Sow, Mauritanian Network Communication Officer talks to WOSU about human rights issues.
By AMBRIEHL CRUTCHFIELD • JUL 15, 2019 Publish date • Mar 05, 2021 Cincinnati’s Mauritanian community wants Congress to address human rights issues in their native country. Community advocates rallied Monday to raise awareness of issues going on in the West African country. Advocates say one of many issues in Mauritania is slavery, which continues […]
Litigation, Anti Black Racism and Trump ERA Administration Changes.
The ABA (American Bar Association) Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Publish date • Mar 05,2021 On Wednesday Feb 3rd 2021, The Mauritanian Network General Secretary Alioune Ly participated in a Webinar presented by the ABA(American Bar Association),where he discussed issues regarding what the Mauritanian Network does to assist Mauritanians in the US, and our work around […]
Statement following the arrests in the village of Bababé in southern Mauritania on November 28, 2021
The Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the US. • 12/02/2021 During the day of November 28, 2021, in the village of Bababé, the Mauritanian police forces viciously attacked peaceful demonstrators who came to demand justice on the extrajudicial executions committed on Black Fulani soldiers in 1990, these were for the most part family members […]
On March 5th 2020, the Mauritanian Network President Houleye participated in a panel discussion.
Houleye Thiam participated in a panel discussion where she shared the virtual stage with Oh-district 3 State Rep Joyce Beatty who gave the opening speech and two other co-panelist Rebecca Aguilar, and Sung Yeon Choimorrow. At this virtual panel discussion Houleye highlighted the issues that Black Mauritanians face on a daily dealing with the US […]
April 6th Day of Action and Mauritanian Network Webinar.
