Mauritania: Fear for safety / ill-treatment

Index Number: AFR 38/005/2000
Date Published: 14 November 2000
Categories: Africa, Mauritania

At least 13 members of an opposition party, l'Union des forces démocratiques/Ere nouvelle (UFD/EN), Union of Democratic Forces-New Era have been arrested, and at least five of them appear to be held incommunicado. Amnesty International is concerned for their safety.