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World Service,18 May 2009,22 mins

Freedom from Slavery in Mauritania

The Monday Documentary

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Mauritania has a tradition of slavery going back centuries. In August 2007, owning slaves became a criminal act. Overnight, half a million people were officially freed from bondage. However, many of them didn't hear the news. David Gutnick reports.

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