Happy International Human Rights Day
Ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10, human rights defenders with the Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in US, Progressive Forces of Change (Columbus Chapter), and Mauritanian Orphans’ Alliance documented the Mauritanian government’s ongoing persecution of Black Mauritanians in a webinar for members of the media and lawyers. Speakers included: Mohamedou and Saliou […]
Statement on the Occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Independence of Mauritania
As we commemorate the 65th anniversary of our nation’s independence, a segment of our people continues to carry the dark memory of November 28, 1990. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of independence, 28 military officers were summarily executed — a tragic episode that left a lasting imprint on our national history. In honor […]
Black Africans Confront the U.S. Asylum.
Lynn Tramonte | Published • Sep 28, 2020 Washington, DC – On September 30, the last day of National African Immigrant Heritage Month, learn about the journey many Black Africans make to the U.S. to escape persecution–and the journey some are forced to make back via deportation. Read more
Oil giant BP accused of racism in Mauritania after overlooking black students
By Amandla Thomas-Johnson in Dakar, Senegal Published date: 18 February 2020 16:33 UTC | Feb 28, 2021 Washington, DC – On September 30, the last day of National African Immigrant Heritage Month, learn about the journey many Black Africans make to the U.S. to escape persecution–and the journey some are forced to make back via […]
OH Immigrants + Refugees Lived Experiences, Mobilizing for Change
Lynn Tramonte | Published • Oct 23, 2020 The third session in a four-part virtual convening, this panel will provides an overview of immigration policy, law, and implementation today, with special emphasis on how this impacts Ohioans. Read more
Statement on the State Department’s 2019 Human Rights Report on Mauritania.
The Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the US. • Feb 03, 2021 It is with great concern that we read the US Department of State’s 2019 Human Rights Report on Mauritania, the report states that Mauritania has made great progress when it comes to Human Rights in the year 2019, by citing a free […]
Biden Administration Must Protect Mauritanians in the United States
The Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the US. • Feb 03, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the USA, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and 160 other civil and human rights groups today urged President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to […]
Déclaration de MNHRUS: HALTE à l’accaparement des terres dans le sud
By The Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the US. • 28 Feb, 2021. Depuis quelques semaines, nous assistons encore une fois à la reprise des opérations d’accaparement des terres des populations dans le sud Mauritanien plus précisément à Dar El Barka où de braves hommes et femmes se dressent contre ces pratiques racistes de […]
There’s Still Slavery in Mauritania. That Didn’t Stop ICE From Deporting People There on Tuesday.
NOAH LANARD Reporter JANUARY 20, 2021 Publish date • Mar 05, 2021 On the final full day of the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported between four and six Mauritanians to a nation the Trump administration had once punished for having failed to end slavery. This was just one of many deportation flights—including to […]
