Mauritania's parliament has unanimously passed legislation making the practice of slavery punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
SOS Slavery says there could be up to 600,000 slaves - many of them used as bonded labour - in Mauritania.
And the organisation said the maximum jail term should be 30 years and new laws should allow for reparation payments to the victims.
Is that for real? In 2007 and still quibbling about slaves?
Thursday, August 9, 2007
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