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Mauritanian security
According to human rights groups and the police, the Mauritanian authorities arrested 42 people after they participated in a protest to demand justice for the victims of the civil unrest between 1989 and 1991.
Tension prevailed between the black population, the Berber Moorish population and the light-skinned Arabs after the Muawiya Ould Taya regime (1984-2005) in the West African Arab country.
During the wave of violence on November 28, 1990, 28 black Mauritanian soldiers were hanged without conviction after being accused of planning a coup.
No one has been prosecuted for this due to the 1993 amnesty law, despite compensation to their families.
Lala Aisha, from the local human rights non-governmental organization “FONAD”, said that 40 people were arrested on Saturday, on the anniversary of the execution of soldiers in the capital Nouakchott, during a demonstration organized by the widows and relatives of the execution victims.
He explained that two other people were arrested in the town of Bababi, in the south of the country, on the border with Senegal.
In turn, a policeman, who requested anonymity, confirmed the arrests to AFP and made it clear that the government had not authorized the demonstration.
The protesters called for the repeal of the amnesty law, among other things.
“We want to express our pain and demand our right to justice and compensation,” said Diaa Al Hassan, one of the organizers of the protest.
Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who ruled between 2008 and 2019, apologized for the events of 1989-1991.
But many rights groups continue to hold those responsible to account.
