In essence a de facto apartheid system exIsis In Mauritania. with all political power restIng firmly In the hands of the ruling Beydane who are Moors of Arab/Berber descent. In addition to this long list of abuses. Mauritania Is still the site of one of the most demeaning types of human rights violationsslavery. In 1981. the AntiSlavery Society calculated that there were probably a minimum of 100.000 total slaves in Mauritania. In recent Interviews with Mauritanian refugees In Senegal. Africa Watch confirmed that the practice of slavery continues. In this day and age we cannot tolerate such practices anywhere In the world.
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