US Press ReleaseApril 12, 2009 The United States Embassy Nouakchott expresses deep concern for the ruling military junta’s lack of respect for civil liberties since the August 6, 2008 coup d’état. Recent examples include the […]
BOUGHT AND SOLDOP-ED New York Times, July 13, 1994by Charles Jacobs and Mohamed Athie Last month, Amnesty International’s American branch decided it was time to abolish slavery. Presented with evidence of human bondage in North […]
Widespread Slavery in Mauritania The American Anti-Slavery Group was optimistic in 2007 when the government of Mauritania, under years of pressure from us and other organizations, declared an end to slavery. However, it now […]
AFRICA’S BITTER CYCLE OF CHILD SLAVERY:About 200,000 children in West and Central Africa are slaves, sold by their parents or duped. The children are starved, abused and beaten. But some get their own slaves when […]
HALF A MILLION AFRICAN SLAVES ARE AT THE HEART OF MAURITANIA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:More than half a million slaves are at the heart of a presidential election battle in the former French colony of Mauritania. by […]
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