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fionag11@sysad.org
Fiona

There is a country where, now in the present time, 3-10 % of the population are slaves. #Slavery was officially abolished, a few times, but never enforced - more anti-slavery activists have been imprisoned than slave-owners. Why have we never heard of this? The country is #Mauritania.

https://factsinstitute.com/blog/last-country-in-the-world-to-abolish-slavery/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Mauritania

Now an anti-slavery activist is running for president.

https://globalvoices.org/2024/06/18/mauritania-first-round-of-presidential-elections-on-june-29-2024/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/08/freedom-fighter

The Last Country in the World To Abolish Slavery - The Facts Institute

In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery. But the West African nation still has a long way to go.

faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

#Egypt and #Mauritania have invoked United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377, which described Israel as an occupying power, displacing 1.9 million people, and the sheer amount of breaches of international and humanitarian law.

Res.377 is invoked if the Security Council lacks unity between its 5 permanent members, and thus, the issue is taken from the hands of the SC to the hands of the General Assembly, where there is no veto power

While this decision is non-binding, it is of great importance.

1) It will show simply how much the world is against Israel, when you compare the numbers of those who vote against Israel with those who vote for.

2) It can legitimize armed action by #UN member nations, as was done in #Korea in the 1950s when it was first introduced, thus, the deployment of military force can be legitimized when the GA votes for this in majority.

#UNGA #Resolution377
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

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