Universal Periodic Review: Human Rights Commissioner Presents National Report

The Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society, Mr. Hacenna Ould Boukhreiss, presented, Tuesday in Geneva (Switzerland), the national report of our country within the framework of the 3rd round of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), before the UPR Working Group and the Member States of the Human Rights Council. The national report deals with the achievements of our country regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the second round in 2015 and the progress made in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as the questions raised by the mechanisms and those previously raised by Member States. At the end of the review, the participating countries congratulated the Mauritanian government for the progress achieved, which reflects the scale of the efforts made since 2019, as well as for the quality of the presentation of the national report and the responses provided during the interactive dialogue with the international community. On behalf of the government, Mr. Hacenna Ould Boukhreiss extended his congratulations to the Chairman of the Working Group and to the members of the Troika (China, United Kingdom and Libya) and to participating countries and organizations for their interventions, questions, and recommendations, assuring them that their views will be taken into account. On this occasion, the Commissioner reaffirmed the government’s commitment to do everything possible to promote and protect human rights, requesting the support and assistance of the international community for our country in its strategic policies and action plans to promote and protect human rights.