Slavery's Last Stronghold

Mauritina is last place in the world to have slavery. Slavery was not a crime until 2007, and since then only one slave owner has been successfully prosecuted. In Mauritina the government officially abolished slavery in 1981 making it the very last country in the world to abolish it. Approximately 10 to 20% of the population is enslaved. The government has done little to nothing to combat this horrible human rights violation and this problem continues today. Many people would never imagine a place where slavery still exists but this problem does not exist in one country in western Africa. Human trafficking exists around the world, even in the United States, and the awareness of this problem is low. People need to stand up and confront these issues if Maurutina will ever truely abolish of slavery, and eliminate human trafficking around the world.  

     http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last.stronghold/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Massacre In Afghanistan

On Monday the Taliban vowed revenge on the United States for the killing of 16 civilians. Allegedly a US staff Sargent walked off a base and killed 9 children, 3 women, and 4 men. The US has detained the soldier responsible for these murders. The Afghan government is encouraging the US to hold a trial in front of the civilians. This event obviously created a rift between the civilians and the soldiers. Theses killings only make the situation worse because of the Quran burning last month. The situation in Afghanistan will only get worse unless this situation is handled in an appropriate way.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXgYgfe-oNo

Putin Declares Victory

Thousands of people rallied against Putin in Moscow on Monday. The result of the election seemed very controversial to most people claiming that the election was skewed in his favor. Putin won the election with 63% of the votes. European officials claim that Putin has abused his executive power in order to keep his power. Many people accuse Putin and his followers of ballot stuffing and other ways of rigging the election. There is suspicion that the number of voters at each polling station exceeded the number of registered voters. Many different countries have encouraged the Russian government to conduct an investigation to confirm if these accusations.

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/europe/russia-election/index.html?hpt=wo_bn6