[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Stressing the importance of remembering slavery and slave trade in human history, the legacy of which “resounds down the ages”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday highlighted the contributions that people of African descent have … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – The UN human rights office expressed deep concern over the judicial proceedings underway in Mauritania against members of two civil society groups, including the anti-slavery “Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA)”, who have been held … Read More
Gulnara Shahinian Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The UN special rappoteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Mrs Gulnara Shahinian, is expected today in Nouakchott for a four-day visit to Mauritania where slavery persists despite several bills against the practice. The dehumanising phenomenon … Read More
Biram Oul Dah Ould Abeid Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Anti-slavery campaigner Biram Oul Dah Ould Abeid, has announced his candidacy for the Mauritanian presidential election, scheduled for June. Abeid, the leader of the “Initiative of resurgence and abolitionist movement (IRA)”, … Read More
Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeida Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A member of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) in Mauritania, Hamdy Ould Lehbous, has denounced the “harassment and detention” of some human rights activists from different … Read More
Photo: “Viccisitudes” by Jason deCaires Taylor New York, US- The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution approving the construction of a permanent memorial at the UN headquarters in New York, to honour victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave … Read More
