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Mauritania

Members

The Mauritanian Association for Mother and Child Health (AMSME), established in 2000, is a pioneering NGO dedicated to defending women’s and children’s rights across Mauritania. With its headquarters in Nouakchott and branches spanning nine regions including Néma, Bassiknou, Tintane, and Nouadhibou, AMSME has been at the forefront of challenging social norms and advocating for vulnerable populations for over two decades. Through their three core programs focused on Protection, Right to Health, and Socio-economic Reintegration, AMSME works tirelessly to combat violence against women and children, promote reproductive health rights, and support those impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Since its inception, AMSME has demonstrated remarkable courage in breaking the culture of silence surrounding violence against women and children in Mauritanian society. Their comprehensive approach encompasses education, human rights advocacy, communication, training, and literacy programs, with a particular focus on supporting vulnerable and distressed populations. Through persistent awareness-raising and advocacy with influential authorities, AMSME has achieved significant progress in advancing women’s and children’s rights, while working towards their vision of ensuring all Mauritanian women and children can fully enjoy their rights to life, health, protection, education, employment, and dignity.

Association Mauritanienne pour la Sante de la Mere et de l’Enfant (AMSME)

Contact: Zeinabou Taleb Moussa
Phone: 00 (222) 49 90 19 31
Address: Tevragh Zeina, E-North, Nouakchott
Email: amsme99@yahoo.fr
Website: www.amsme.org

Resources

ECPAT International
Mauritania – Country Monitoring Report

Year: 2007

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Age of Consent

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Extraterritoriality & Extradition

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Active extraterritoriality is recognized for all SEC related offences committed by Mauritanian citizens abroad under Article 596 of the Code of Penal Procedure. Active and passive extraterritoriality is recognised for trafficking offences committed abroad by Mauritanian citizens or against Mauritanian citizens/habitual residents under Article 23 of Law nº 2020-017 on the Prevention and Repression of Human Trafficking and the Protection of Victims. Double criminality is not required for extraterritorial jurisdictions over SEC related offences, unless in the case of minor offences (délits) according to Article 596 of the Code of Penal Procedure. Double criminality is not required for active and passive extraterritoriality over trafficking offences under Law nº 2020-017.

There is no general laws on extradition, so it is unclear whether double criminality applies. It will depend on the rules provided by each extradition treaty.

Code of Penal Procedure of Mauritania, Law nº 2020-017 on the Prevention and Repression of Human Trafficking and the Protection of Victim, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, 1984, 2020, 1991 (status as of 2012)

CSAM Definition

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Background Check Required

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National Commitments

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Child Advocacy Centers

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SEC Police Unit

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Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

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Public SEC Case Data

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