Slavery is a significant part and issue of history, it has been for years. Up to this day, in several countries slavery is abolished yet in other countries it is not. Or so it is said to be against the law but the reality is that, it is known there are other practices that just have a different name but it is the exact same thing as slavery. (Dixon, 2013 para. #5) the main country we will be focusing on is Africa because it is one of the most populated countries with enslaved people still today. Africa is a country which is still struggling with the slavery issue. (Dixon, 2013 par # 7) On this commentary we will be focusing on one of the regions in Africa which is Mauritania, discussing on the issue of slavery, what other countries have an
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(Hume, 2013 para #4) Mauritania was the last country to abolish slavery. (Sutter, 2012) Slavery was banished for more than 20 years ago, international agreements were signed against slavery and child labor yet, the government form Mauritania denies the issue happening even though they practice it one form or another. (Watson, 2001 para #1) The government passed a law in 2007 making slavery a crime, up to this day it is in record that only one case has been successfully prosecuted, only one of all the population where 340,000 to 680,000 people are enslaved. (Sutter, …show more content…
No matter the impact it has had on defining African life as we know it, slavery must be abolished for human rightsl
Currently slavery is still an issue in parts of the world, when it is supposed to be gone. Having countries who still practice slavery, and not having the understanding that slavery is wrong it is insane. Other forms of slavery exist even though they decide to not call it that when it is the exact same thing. Africa is one of the countries with the most enslaved people today, Mauritania being one of the top ten regions with enslaved people today, life in Mauritania is unbelievable with so much slavery going on, and Mauritania has slavery so entrenched that it is known to be “Slavery’s last
(Hume, 2013 para #4) Mauritania was the last country to abolish slavery. (Sutter, 2012) Slavery was banished for more than 20 years ago, international agreements were signed against slavery and child labor yet, the government form Mauritania denies the issue happening even though they practice it one form or another. (Watson, 2001 para #1) The government passed a law in 2007 making slavery a crime, up to this day it is in record that only one case has been successfully prosecuted, only one of all the population where 340,000 to 680,000 people are enslaved. (Sutter, …show more content…
No matter the impact it has had on defining African life as we know it, slavery must be abolished for human rightsl
Currently slavery is still an issue in parts of the world, when it is supposed to be gone. Having countries who still practice slavery, and not having the understanding that slavery is wrong it is insane. Other forms of slavery exist even though they decide to not call it that when it is the exact same thing. Africa is one of the countries with the most enslaved people today, Mauritania being one of the top ten regions with enslaved people today, life in Mauritania is unbelievable with so much slavery going on, and Mauritania has slavery so entrenched that it is known to be “Slavery’s last