To speak out about slavery in Mauritania is to risk losing your liberty (independent.co.uk)
When Biram Dah Abeid announced his intention to run for political office on an anti-slavery ticket, he soon found himself in a dirty prison cell Mauritania’s sand dunes are a magnet for tourists; but the country is home to one of the world’s last chattel systems ( Reuters ) Biram Dah Abeid was woken …