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The last country to abolish slavery was the African state of Mauritania, where a 1981 presidential decree abolished the practice; however, no criminal laws were passed to enforce the ban.

A campaign to liberate slaves would be a natural extension of the previous decade’s anti-apartheid movement, when major human-rights organizations and black leaders passionately took on the issue of r ...

Biram Dah Abeid was just 8 when he became aware of slavery in his home country of Mauritania. He saw a defenseless youth being beaten by a man—a common experience, his parents explained ...

Trump recently suspended asylum claims in the U.S. and has taken other steps that could make winning existing cases more ...

The West African country of Mauritania has the most severe concentration of modern-day slaves, according to the new Global Slavery Index. Approximately 4% of Mauritania's population, or 155,600 ...

In Mauritania the majority of the people were registered born on Dec. 31, including the prime minister, most cabinet members, army generals and ambassadors. Out of 30 current government ministers ...

Mauritania is an Islamic Republic dominated ... Although officially outlawed, slavery and voluntary servitude persists, with many former slaves continuing to work for their former masters.