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Aminetou Mint Moctar -
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Nouakchott,
Mauritania (PANA) -
Human rights organizations in Mauritania have condemned the ''fatwa'' issued
against one of their members, Aminetou Mint Moctar.
The organizations, under the aegis of the National Human Rights Organizations
Forum, issued the condemnation in a statement on Sunday.
The ''fatwa'' against Moctar, who chairs the Association of women family
chiefs, was issued by a group known as the ''friends of Prophet Mohamed''.
The threat, issued through the social media by one Yehdhi Ould Dahi, calls for
the killing and gouging of the eyes of Moctar, after she spoke to the media
about the general situation of human rights in Mauritania, and the particular
case of Mohamed Ould M’kheitir.
M'kheitir has been in detention since December after he was arrested for
apostasy, following an alleged attack perpetrated against Prophet Mohamed.
The forum said the fatwa ''constitutes a serious threat against the civil
liberties guaranteed by the constitution'' and said it would hold the Mauritanian
government responsible for whatever happens to the rights activist.
-0- PANA SAS/BEH/MSA/SEG 8June2014
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