Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017
National Human Rights Bodies
  • English
    The National Commission of the Rights of Man is the independent consultative Institution of promotion and of protection of the Rights of Man.
    The composition, the organization and the functioning of the National Commission of the Rights of Man are established by an organic law. (Art. 97)
  • Arabic
    اللّجنة الوطنية لحقوق الإنسان هيئة استشارية مستقلة هدفها تعزيز حقوق الإنسان و حمايتها.
    يتمّ تحديد تكوين اللّجنة الوطنية لحقوق الإنسان وتنظيمها وسير عملها بموجب قانون أساسي. (المادّة 97)
  • French
    La Commission nationale des Droits de l’Homme est l’institution consultative indépendante de promotion et de protection des Droits de l’Homme.
    La composition, l’organisation et le fonctionnement de la Commission nationale des Droits de l’Homme sont fixés par une loi organique. (Art. 97)
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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). According to Art. 6: “The national languages are: Arabic, Poular, Soninke, and Wolof. The official language is Arabic.”

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (Arabic), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (French).

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