Mauritania
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Mauritania, TJET has collected information on: eleven amnesties between 1984 and 2010; nine domestic trials starting between 1981 and 2014; one foreign trial starting in 1999; and one reparations policy created in 2015.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 2007.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records two violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1975 and 2010 (during five calendar years), involving two distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. One conflict episode was internationalized by involvement of external state actors.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Mauritania ranks 83rd out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Mauritania had eleven amnesties between 1984 and 2010. Two were passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Eight amnesties released political prisoners. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on nine domestic prosecutions between 1981 and 2014. These include five regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which two persons were convicted; one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which one person was convicted; and three opposition prosecutions of state agents or opposition members, in which five persons were convicted.
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Foreign Trials
Nationals of Mauritania were defendants in one foreign prosecution in France beginning in 1999.
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Reparations Policies
Mauritania mandated one reparations policy in 2015. TJET found no information on the total number of beneficiaries. TJET found no evidence on implementation.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.