Human Rights Documents
   View by Source
   View by Topic
   View by Year

Arab Manual for Human Rights

UN Conferences on Human Rights

UN Human Rights Committees

Ratifications by Convention

Reservations by Convention
     International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
     International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
     First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
     Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
     International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
     Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
     Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
     Convention on the Rights of the Child
     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Armed Conflicts)
     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography)
     International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Ratifications of ILO Conventions

Human Rights Organizations

Human Rights Publications

Ratification of Human Rights Conventions: Country Reservations: Mauritania

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [ view convention ]

The Mauritanian Government does not recognize the competence granted to the Committee in article 20 of the Convention.

Pursuant to article 30, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Government of Mauritania declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of this article, which provides that in the event of a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, one of the Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request.