Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 330, March 2003

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 129. During its previous examination of this case [see 328th Report, paras. 56-58], the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the investigations under way into the alleged arrest of trade union leaders following a fishermen’s protest march.
2. 130. In a communication dated 8 January 2003, the Government once again highlights that the fishermen had not applied to the competent authorities for permission to carry out the march. The Government adds that the competent authorities had asked them to conform to the regulations in force, in particular the provisions governing the organization of street demonstrations. The Government states that no arrests or questioning took place following this attempt to hold an unauthorized demonstration. The Government also comments that the Free Confederation of Workers of Mauritania (CLTM) has never referred the alleged arrests to the Minister of the Interior.
3. 131. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government. It notes that the Government has not referred to the investigations that were “under way”, to repeat the terms used in its penultimate communication of 10 January 2002. Therefore, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the investigations that were conducted as well as their outcome, particularly as regards the leaders of the National Fisheries Federation whose names are cited in paragraph 367 of the Committee’s 326th Report. The Committee asks the Government to keep it informed in this respect.