The Legacy of President Abdel Aziz and the Government of Mauritania - A Study of Gender Inequality, Sexual Violence, Slavery and Human Rights Violations in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Dr. Mark O'Doherty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

164 Seiten

2019
Lulu.com (Verlag)
978-0-359-46744-0 (ISBN)

Infos

In 1981, Mauritania made slavery illegal, the last country in the world to do so. Nonetheless, tens of thousands of people - mostly from the minority Haratine or Afro-Mauritanian groups - still live as bonded labourers, domestic servants or child brides. Human rights groups estimate that up to 20% of the population is enslaved, with one in two Haratines forced to work on farms or in homes with no possibility of freedom, education or pay. Yet the government routinely denies that slavery exists in Mauritania, instead praising itself for eradicating the practice; while anti-slavery activists are regularly tortured and detained - such as anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, who was imprisoned on the eve of legislative elections in Mauritania in 2018. Critical, but also deeply sensitive and humane, this book endeavours to improve public policy in Mauritania; by exploring both social scientific and Islamic approaches, so that human rights and gender equality can be improved in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2019
• Verlagsort: Morrisville
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• ISBN-10: 0-359-46744-X / 035946744X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-359-46744-0 / 9780359467440
• Zustand: Neuware