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31 August 2017
MAURITIUS
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Title:
Madagascar - Comores - Maurice - Seychelles. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Title:
Mauritius. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
1 August 2017
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Mauritius: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
22 March 2017
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Mauritius. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Mauritius. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant. Fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2010. Mauritius.
Date of Document:
2 August 2016
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter III – Citizenship. The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius.
Source:
Mauritius National Assembly
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Mauritius Citizenship Act
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Mauritius Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
National Identity Card for Mauritius
Date of Document:
19 March 2017
Author:
Subramanian Moonesamy
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Mauritius. Election for Assemblée Nationale (Mauritian National Assembly) of 10 December 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
19 August 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
1. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 – Mauritius Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
26 August 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; citizenship; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; statistics
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Mauritius. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
19 August 2015
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; crime; family law; gender equality; labour; legislation; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
Statistics in Mauritius. A Gender Approach.
Source:
Mauritius. Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Report of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Committee
Source:
Mauritius. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Committee.
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Protection from Domestic Violence Act
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2016
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection and services available
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2014
Accessed Date:
24 August 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; crime; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Mauritius. State Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition. 12th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Mauritius (Tier 2). 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Mauritius. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State
Date of Document:
8 May 2017
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
Crime, Justice and Security Statistics, 2015 (Police, Prosecutions, Judiciary, Prisons and Probation)
Source:
Statistics Mauritius
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems - (No items in this section)
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
11.
Media Freedoms - (No items in this section)
Title:
Mauritius. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Treatment by society and authorities of interreligious couples, including the marriage of a Hindu man to a Muslim woman; state protection available (2014- January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 January 2016
Accessed Date:
26 August 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; gender equality; marriage; police/security forces; religion
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
Mauritius. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 August 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html
Accessed Date:
26 August 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Mauritius. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/mauritius#.Vd8rjvn4_cs
Accessed Date:
27 August 2015
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; labour; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Citizenship. Constitution. (with amendments up to and including 1990)
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4ef38.html
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Mauritius Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MP.html
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Mauritius. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Mauritius (Tier 2). 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258820.htm
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; institutional efficacy; labour; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Mauritius. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State
Date of Document:
26 May 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19765
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
crime; drug trafficking; organized crime; police/security forces; sexual violence; transport infrastructure
Title:
Mauritius. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256049
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Keywords:
conflict; government corruption; legislation; religion; statistics
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Mauritius
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
26 December 2013
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/MUSession17.aspx
Accessed Date:
26 August 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Mauritius. Criminalisation of Homosexuality.
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
URL:
http://www.humandignitytrust.org/uploaded/Map/Country_Reports/Mauritius.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Mauritius. ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_ra_2014_eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 August 2015
Keywords:
corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; political activities; statistics
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Mauritius: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
22 March 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/602134/CPIN_-_Mauritius_-_SOGI_-_v1_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant. Fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2010. Mauritius.
Date of Document:
2 August 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CCPR/C/MUS/5
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
National Identity Card for Mauritius
Date of Document:
19 March 2017
Author:
Subramanian Moonesamy
URL:
http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/mnic-id-card.html
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Statistics in Mauritius. A Gender Approach.
Source:
Mauritius. Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare.
Date of Document:
February 2017
URL:
http://gender.govmu.org/English/Documents/2017/Statistics/Statistics%20in%20Mauritius%20-%20A%20Gender%20Approach%202016.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Report of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Committee
Source:
Mauritius. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Committee.
URL:
http://gender.govmu.org/English/Documents/2016/Family/National%20Coalition_Domestic%20Violence.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Protection from Domestic Violence Act
URL:
http://attorneygeneral.govmu.org/English/Documents/A-Z%20Acts/P/Page%201/PROTECTION%20FROM%20DOMESTIC%20VIOLENCE%20ACT.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2016
URL:
http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/acts/Documents/2016/act1016.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Crime, Justice and Security Statistics, 2015 (Police, Prosecutions, Judiciary, Prisons and Probation)
Source:
Statistics Mauritius
Date of Document:
August 2016
URL:
http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Publications/Documents/EI1262/CJS_Stats_Yr2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
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