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Freedom From Slavery in Mauritania

Episode 1: Freedom from Slavery in Mauritania

Duration: 23 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

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Slavery in Mauritania has deep roots, stretching back 800 years. In 2007 the practice was finally criminalised, but is the master/slave relationship still just as entrenched? Show more

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