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23rd UPR session
Date of review: 3 November 2015
Date of report adoption: 23 December 2015
Document number: A/HRC/31/6
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Mauritania’s 2nd UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
Right to life, liberty and security of the person
57. The Advocates for Human Rights (AHR) explained that Mauritanian law mandated the death penalty in some cases, such as aggravated murder, murder, rape, adultery, apostasy, and homosexual acts.
II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
No references.
III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
Right to privacy, marriage and family life
66. Noting with concern that homosexuality was considered a crime punishable by the death penalty, the Human Rights Committee urged Mauritania to decriminalize homosexuality and protect the freedom and privacy of the person.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
23. Montenegro […] noted with concern that homosexuality was considered a crime punishable by the death penalty and requested that Mauritania elaborate on the measures it had planned to decriminalize homosexuality.
41. Slovakia […] remained concerned that, under the Penal Code, the death penalty could be handed down to minors and for crimes such as apostasy and homosexual acts.
90. Chile noted that slavery persisted in Mauritania, that the situation of women had deteriorated and that perpetrators of homosexual acts were prosecuted and punished by death.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Mauritania noted the following recommendations:
129.53 Decriminalize homosexuality as well as protect freedom and privacy of persons (Chile);
129.54 Repeal the provisions criminalising homosexuality (France);
129.37 Ensure that the death penalty is not applied to consensual same sex-relations between adults, and that the Penal Code does not criminalise such activity, and include sexual orientation and gender identity in nondiscrimination laws and programmes, and promote tolerance and nondiscrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or identity in line with the Yogyakarta Principles (Sweden).
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Mauritania’s second review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.