Joint Submission to the UPR 4th cycle: Mauritania
Published: 15/Jan/2026
Source: Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion & others
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 51st Session of the Universal Periodic Review 4th Cycle
Apr-May 2026
Association des femmes chefs de Famille (AFCF), Equality Now, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges pertaining to statelessness, as well as challenges related to racial discrimination and slavery in Mauritania.
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This submission focuses on:
• Gender discrimination in the nationality law of Mauritania;
• The child’s right to nationality, birth registration practices and the risk of statelessness.
Download: https://www.institutesi.org/resources/upr-session-51-country-submissions