Up to 17 million people have passed through the slave trade in the Muslim world since the 7th century. Tragically, the ...

Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. While that seems recent to many, imagine living in a small African country like Mauritania where slavery was only outlawed in 1981.

Demonstrations broke out on Monday after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared winner of the poll.

Slavery remains a sensitive issue in Mauritania, which was the last country in the world to outlaw slavery, in 1981. "My father fought against pro-slavery all his life. I swore to my father that I ...

Slavery remains a sensitive issue in Mauritania, which was the last country in the world to outlaw slavery, in 1981. "My father fought against pro-slavery all his life.

Mauritania, one of the most stable countries in the Sahel region, has been hailed as a key partner in curbing migration and fighting extremism, and hasn't suffered any attacks since 2011.

Mauritania has made progress towards fighting slavery but needs to do more to eliminate it completely, a U.N. human rights expert said on Thursday. "I commend the government of Mauritania for the ...

Human rights advocates are pushing the Biden administration to end deportations to Mauritania, a country in the northwest of Africa where they say the practice of slavery is still prevalent. In a ...

A UN human rights expert has called on the authorities in Mauritania to take urgent measures to implement an anti-slavery law which was passed in 2015. Following a visit to the West African ...

Mauritania, like Apartheid South Africa, should be treated as a pariah state, till she learns to treat every human being with dignity. Slavery has no place in the 21st century.

The president of Mauritania’s human rights commission, Ahmed Salem Bouhoubeyni, talks about the organisation’s efforts to root out slavery in the country. Despite being illegal since 1981, slavery ...