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Mauritania: Activist Charged for Decrying Racism

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Expand Relatives of detained activist Abdallahi Yali gather at their home in Nouakchott, Mauritania, September 2018. © 2018 Eric Goldstein/Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – A Mauritanian criminal court has charged an activist with incitement to violence and racial hatred for social media messages decrying racial discrimination in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should drop all charges against the activist, Abdallahi Salem Ould Yali, relating to his purely peaceful speech on behalf of his marginalized community, and ensure he has speedy access to all the evidence against…

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