Ould Mkhaitir Free!

When Mohammed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir was tried and sentenced to death for blasphemy, apostasy, and hypocrisy, his case did not attract much attention beyond the Islamists calling for his death.

Now, after years of international effort, Mkhaitir has finally gained his freedom. President Aziz released Mkhaitir from captivity as one of his final […]

August 14th, 2019 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: apostasy, blasphemy, death sentence, Fatimata M'Baye, IRA USA, Islamism, Mkhaitir, Mkheitir, Ould Mkhaitir | Comments are closed

Forced to Leave Mauritania: Two French Human Rights Researchers

Two French human rights researchers — a journalist and a human rights advocate — were expelled from Mauritania on May 2, 2017. Marie Foray and Tiphanie Gosse had been invited to Mauritania by the Association Mauritanienne pour les Droits de l’Homme (AMDH). Fatimata M’Baye, the President of AMDH, expressed her surprise and embarrassment regarding the […]

May 6th, 2017 | Category: Fatimata M'Baye, human rights defender, imprisonment, IRA Mauritanie, IRA USA, Mauritania, modern slavery, Slavery, Slavery in Guidimagha | One comment

IRA-USA Wins Funding for Consortium with AFCF and AMDH

We are proud to announce the Consortium with Association Femmes Chef de Famille (AFCF) and Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l’Homme (AMDH) has secured $100,000 funding for a Mauritanian program to train paralegals, staff legal aid clinics, run human rights seminars, and organize civil society engagement in statutory reform.

Our program offers legal assistance to […]

February 3rd, 2016 | Category: Aminetou Moctar, Association Femmes Chef de Famille, Fatimata M'Baye, human rights defenders, IRA USA, land expropriation, modern slavery, Nouakchott, Our work, Racism, repatriated refugees, Slavery | Leave a comment