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Slavery in Mauritania is "prevalent in both rural and urban areas", but women are reportedly "disproportionately affected" by slavery. Female slaves "usually work within the domestic sphere ," caring for children and performing domestic chores, but "may also herd animals and farm."
110118 Slave owner, rights activists convicted in Mauritania 02 | إدانة نشطاء حقوقيين ومالكة عبيد في موريتانيا | Une propriétaire d'esclaves et des militants des droits de l'Homme condamnés en Mauritanie: Author: Magharebia
Saleck was a member of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), which campaigned against racism, slavery and gender oppression in Mauritania. [1] [2] The IRA had not been officially recognised as an organisation since its founding in 2008, leading to its members frequently being arrested on charges of being part of an unrecognised organisation. [3]
The Beidane, who are of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry, represent 30% of Mauritania's population. [1] [2] The language of the Beidane is Hassaniya Arabic. Al-Bidān (which literally translates to "Land of the whites") is an endonym used within Mauritania and Western Sahara by the Bidān people to refer to themselves. The name used by outsiders ...
The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA or IRA-Mauritania; French: Initiative pour la Resurgence du mouvement Abolitioniste) is an anti-slavery group in Mauritania headed by Biram Dah Abeid. Mauritania is estimated to have between 90,000 [1] and 600,000 [2] [3] slaves. The group has a "network of nine thousand ...
He was jailed numerous times, and won plaudits from the United Nations and United States for his fight against slavery in Mauritania. He was the runner-up in 2014 and 2019 elections, securing ...
With a July 2012 estimated population of 3.4 million, [2] Mauritania is a highly centralized Islamic Republic with no legal provisions for freedom of religion. Coming from French colonial rule, Mauritania was ethnically divided between Arabic speaking tribal confederations of the north and sedentary black populations of the south, many of whom were traditionally bonded communities or enslaved ...
Slavery practices exist also within the sub-Saharan African ethnic groups of the south. In 2012, a government minister stated that slavery "no longer exists" in Mauritania. [121] However, according to the Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index, there were an estimated 90,000 enslaved people in Mauritania in 2018, or around 2% of the ...