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Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

Update: 2025-08-28
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A new Human Rights Watch report says the EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers and migrants heading for Europe, but the Mauritanian authorities reject those claims.

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Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

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