legislation: 104-hconres-142

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104-hconres-142 104 hconres 142 Regarding the human rights situation in Mauritania, including the continued practice of chattel slavery. International Affairs 1996-02-01 1996-07-31 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. House Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] NE R B000403 9 Calls upon the Government of Mauritania to: (1) honor its obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, prosecute slave owners to the fullest extent of the country's anti-slavery law, and educate individuals being held as slaves on their legal rights; (2) abolish discriminatory practices and integrate black Mauritanians into the economic and social mainstream; (3) investigate and prosecute officials responsible for the extrajudicial killings and mass expulsions of black Mauritanians during the late 1980s and early 1990s; and (4) continue to allow all refugees to return to Mauritania and restore their full rights. Welcomes: (1) Mauritania's recent invitation to human rights organizations to visit Mauritania; and (2) the growth of an independent press in Mauritania. 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z  

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