Fatimata M’baye
Fatimata M'baye (Arabic: فاطيماتا مباي; born 1957) is a Mauritanian lawyer. She has campaigned for human rights in her country. In 2016, she was given an International Women of Courage Award by the U.S. Secretary of State. Life M'Baye was born in 1957 in Mauritania. At age 12 she was forcibly married to a 45-year-old man, but fought her family for the chance to attend school. From 1981 to 1985 she studied law and economics at the University of Nouakchott, becoming the first female lawyer in her home country.Fatimata M'Baye
, nuernberg.de, Retrieved 2016-07-11 In 1991, Fatimata Mbaye helped to found the Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme, Mauritanian Human Rights Association, or AMDH, and became the Association's president in 2006. In 1998, a report on the still-extant and widespread
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University Of Nouakchott
The University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya (french: Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya, ar, جامعة نواكشوط) is a university in the city of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania. History The university was created in July 2016 from the merger of the University of Science, Technology and Medicine and the University of Nouakchott, that was established in 1981 and has more than 12,000 students. References External links University of Nouakchott websitePresidency of the UniversityUniversity Website
Educational institutions established in 1981 Universities in Mauritania Nouakchott {{Mauritania-struct-stub ...
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