L’article d’Esseissah , intitulé « Saints soufis musulmans réduits en esclavage dans le Sahara du XIXe siècle : la vie de Bilal Ould Mahmoud », paraît dans le numéro de novembre 2021 du Journal of African History
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Que cette nouvelle année soit porteuse de justice, de solidarité et d’espoir.
Nous remercions sincèrement nos internautes ainsi que l’ensemble des défenseurs des droits humains pour leur engagement.
Who are the Communities Discriminated on the Basis of Work and Descent (CDWD) in Africa, How These Discriminations Manifest, What the Main Challenges of the Haratine Community Are, and What African and National Responses Exist ?
For centuries, African populations have been confined to subordinate positions due to slavery or hereditary occupations. These discriminations, grouped under CDWD, still limit access to education, skilled employment, land, political participation, and economic opportunities. The ILO (2022) estimates 5.4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in modern slavery. The Haratine of Mauritania exemplify these persistent inequalities. Continuer la lecture
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Mauritania excites gas, hydrogen and steel investors in a fast-evolving region
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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola attends the 2022 European Parliament’s Sakharov human rights prize ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg | Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images
BRUSSELS — The EU’s highest honor for human rights work was targeted by an allegedly corrupt network operating on behalf of foreign governments at the heart of the European Parliament, according to a cache of leaked documents.The annual Sakharov Prize was among the aspects of parliamentary work mentioned in a file where one of the key suspects logged activities that were allegedly part of the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the EU’s Parliament.
The award, which hands €50,000 to an individual or group that has made an outstanding Continuer la lecture
Protesters gather tires to set up a barricade outside Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, 01 June 2023. Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko clashed with police and gendarmerie forces after a criminal court sentenced Sonko to two years’ imprisonment on a charges of corrupting young people, while acquitting him of rape. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
The IPI global network condemns the recent ordering of network disruptions and internet shutdowns by governments Mauritania, Guinea, and Senegal, where access to the internet has been either partially or completely restricted in recent months amid public protests. Internet shutdowns are a disproportionate restriction on the public’s right to access to information, including during times of protest or political upheaval. Continuer la lecture
