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Training Journalists and Activists in Mauritania to Promote Government Accountability and Social Inclusion

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 28, 2021 | Mauritania, Thought Leadership

Mauritania is one of 22 nations that have volunteered to show the world that progress is possible in the global fight to end modern forms of slavery by stepping forward to become a “Pathfinder Country” under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals....

Help Stop Racial Discrimination Against Haratines

by Bukeni Waruzi | Nov 16, 2020 | Become an Abolitionist, Take Action

Did you know that Mauritania was the last country in the world to ban slavery? Slavery dates back hundred of years in Mauritania, from a period when Arab Berbers raided and enslaved black Africans settled along the Senegal River, dominating and eventually submitting...

CNN exposes “slavery’s last stronghold”

by Terry FitzPatrick | Mar 19, 2012 | Slavery in the News

CNN’s team produced a moving 23-minute documentary and companion article featuring FTS co-founder Kevin Bales, who traveled undercover to Mauritania for his groundbreaking book Disposable People.  CNN’s documentary coverage is a rare look into a little-covered corner...

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