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
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