Written question asked by Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 15 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2016. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Monday, 27 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Mauritania: Slavery
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will issue a response to Early Day Motion 116, Slavery in Mauritania.
- Answer
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We welcome the release of anti-slavery activists Biram Dah Abeid and Brahim Bilal Ramdhane following the decision of the Mauritanian Supreme Court. We also welcome the decision by the newly formed anti-slavery court to convict two men on charges of slavery.
We continue to encourage the Mauritanian government to support the anti-slavery courts in prosecuting cases in full under the 2015 anti-slavery law and to take steps to facilitate the collection of data on slavery to support eradication efforts.
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- 40798
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- 2016-17
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- Slavery Mauritania
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