“The north African nation of Mauritania has tried three times to abolish slavery within its borders, most recently in 2007, and three times it has failed. Though the most recent effort established tougher legal penalties — 10 years prison time for holding slaves, two years for “promoting” slavery — the practice remains pervasive, with an estimated half million Mauritanians enslaved, about 20 percent of the population. Mauritanian slaves are forbidden from owning property, a last name, or legal custody of their own children.” Read the whole, horrifying piece: The Country Where Slavery Is Still Normal in The Atlantic.
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