Mauritania has hundreds of associations that have never received approval. This is the case of the association Don't Touch My Nationality. "All our demonstrations have been violently repressed, recalls its secretary general Dia Alassane. One of our activists was murdered by the gendarmerie during a crackdown march in Maghama on September 27, 2011, we deserve to be recognized and to be able to conduct our activities legally."

Biram Dah Abeid, leader of the abolitionist movement IRA, spent two years in prison with several other executives for membership in an unauthorized organization. "Mauritania is coming from far away, public freedoms are coming from far away. We believe that human rights movements will bounce back, will have space ahead of them to accelerate the consciousness of the Mauritanian people and the democratization of Mauritania."

Opposition parliamentarian Kadiata Malick Diallo, conversely believes it is too early to declare victory. "The Ministry of Interior first has the power to refuse to issue a receipt. Then, to request the suspension of an association, because it is up to them to decide. The problems are still there."

Deputies of the Union for the Republic, the ruling party, for their part describe this new text as "a decisive step toward democracy".