Document #1431505

Action des Chrétiens pour l’abolition de la Torture France; Amnesty International; Anti-Slavery International; Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille (Mauritanie); Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme (Mauritanie) ; et al. (Author), published by AI – Amnesty International

Mauritania: Mandatory Death Penalty for Blasphemy; Law Passed as Country Hosts African Human Rights Body [AFR 38/8347/2018]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1431505/1226_1525674427_afr3883472018english.pdf

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ecoi.net summary:
Joint NGO statement on recently adopted law providing mandatory death penalty for blasphemous speech
Country:
Mauritania
Sources:
Action des Chrétiens pour l’abolition de la Torture France; Amnesty International; Anti-Slavery International; Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille (Mauritanie); Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme (Mauritanie) ; et al. (Author), published by AI – Amnesty International
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
4 May 2018
Document ID:
1431505 (former ID 357947)

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