Slavery still shackles Mauritania, 31 years after its abolition

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/slavery-still-shackles-mauritania?INTCMP=SRCH

Publisher:  The Guardian
Date Written:  14/08/2012
Year Published:  2012  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX14603

Rigid caste system and ruling elite have enabled a centuries-old practice to continue into the 21st century.

Subject Headings

• Agricultural Labour
• Caste
• Forced Labour
• Human Rights
• Human Rights Abuses
• Human Rights/Enforcement
• Human Rights Violations
• Mauritania
• Slave Trade
• Slavery
• Workers