Slavery’s last stronghold

Posted by ucha on Sunday February 02, 2014 @08:42PM
from the cnn.com dept.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last.stronghold/

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Re:Slavery’s last stronghold by pedalpete on Sunday February 02, 2014 @10:45PM (#7168707)

Is this really the 'last stronghold' of slavery, or is it the last place where slavery isn't hidden away from prying eyes and is somewhat accepted.

From what I understand human trafficking and slavery are alive and well.

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Re:Slavery’s last stronghold by pbiggar on Monday February 03, 2014 @02:17AM (#7169289)

As I recall [1], Mauritania is the last stronghold of old-style slavery, where people legally own other people. There are many other kinds of slavery which involve people being held captive.

That said, read the article, its very interesting.

[1] From reading http://www.amazon.com/Disposable-People-Slavery-Global-Econo... a few years ago

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Re:Slavery’s last stronghold by richardjordan on Monday February 03, 2014 @02:21AM (#7169302)

Given how many countries and cultures allow women to be treated as property and owned with little recourse it's hard to say this is the last stronghold of slavery. We just prefer not to raise this too often, as it's often the result of religious rules.

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Re:Slavery’s last stronghold by javierga on Monday February 03, 2014 @05:06AM (#7169763)

We crossed Mauritania when Aziz was running for presidency (the guy who overthrew the democratically elected government) and never even heard of the notion. Amazing article. Thanks CNN

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