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Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
NA
Multiple replies on some cases
N/A
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Urgent actions
201. The Working Group transmitted two cases to the Government under its urgent action
procedure. One case concerned Ounis Charef Al Aabani Al Ouerfeli who was detained at the
Abou Slim Prison in Tripoli for 17 years. When the subject completed his sentence, his family
requested his liberation, but he was reportedly taken away by members of the Interior Security
Forces. The second case concerned Abdeladim Ali Musa Benali, who had been detained at the
Abou Slim Prison in Tripoli since early 2006. On 23 March 2007, the subject was reportedly
taken away by the Interior Security Forces to an unknown location.
Standard cases
202. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government under its standard procedure.
The case concerned Salem Said Al Judran, a man who was reportedly arrested in Niger, handed
over to the Libyan authorities, and taken to the Esseka Prison in Tripoli in March 2006.
Information from the Government
203. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases.
Information from sources
204. On 1 June 2007, the Working Group received new information from the source on
one case. According to the information received, the subject was presented at the Special Court
in Tripoli and transferred to the fight against heresy services. His family has reportedly been
unable to see him or hire a lawyer to assist in the judicial process.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
205. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has
transmitted 10 cases to the Government; of those, 2 cases have been clarified on the basis of
information provided by the source, and 8 cases remain outstanding.
Mauritania
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
1
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
0
0
Cases clarified during the period under
review by:
Government
Non-governmental
sources
0
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
1
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