Originally Posted By: Pete
Mauritania outlawed slavery in 1989 but it is still practiced there.


Actually, slavery in Mauritania was outlawed in 1905 (by the French), and again in 1960 (by the Islamic Republic)...but I was attended by slaves at the governor's residence in Boutilimit in 1975! Mauritania outlawed slavery again in 1981 (by the military junta), but by all accounts it continues today.

Interesting thing was, the slaves I saw were better dressed, better fed and better treated than most 'free' Mauritanians, because they were considered valuable property! Desert people were eager to sell their children, not just for the cash, but because slavery might give their kids a better life.

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