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Joint Statement of National and International Human Rights and Civil Society Organisations calling on Government of Mauritania to Immediately Release Mohamed Mkhaïtir, Blogger Sentenced to Death for Apostasy

By March 10, 2015September 13th, 2019No Comments

Over twenty  national and international human rights and non-governmental organisations have harnessed their voices to cry out for justice with regard to the death sentence slammed on Mohamed Mkhaïtir by the Nouadhibou Court on 24 December 2014 in northwest Mauritania. Mohamed was accused of an act of apostasy committed in December 2013.

Click below to see details of the joint statement in English, French and Arabic:

Joint Public Statement blogger sentenced to death for apostasy EN Final

Declaration conjointe blogeur comdané à mort apostasie 2015 FR

Version en Arabe declaration conjointe Arabic version joint declaration aspostasy case.docx

Joint Public Statement blogger sentenced to death for apostasy EN Final

Declaration conjointe blogeur comdané à mort apostasie 2015 FR

Version en Arabe declaration conjointe Arabic version joint declaration aspostasy case