Dar Naim Prison

Dar Naim Prison (French: Maison d’arrêt de Dar-Naïm[1]) is a prison in Mauritania. It is located in the Dar Naim commune,[2] a desert area 30 kilometres (19 mi) away from central Nouakchott.

Construction of Dar Naim finished in 2007, and it opened in June 2007. It was built to house 300 prisoners, and it replaced the previous prison located in central Nouakchott.[3]

In a report, Amnesty International said "[E]very piece of information gathered by Amnesty International indicates that it was designed to inflict maximum suffering and humiliation on its prisoners" and "When the delegates visited Dar Naïm prison roughly six months after it opened, it was already in a deplorable state, marked by overcrowding and unsanitary conditions."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rapport Final sur la Justice." Comité Interministériel chargé de la Justice (Mauritania). 56/74. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Communiqué du conseil des ministres Jeudi 22 avril 2010."
  3. 1 2 "# Document - Mauritania: Torture at the heart of the state." Amnesty International. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.


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