Thursday, March 3, 2011

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MAURITANIA: THANKS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVISTS antislavery



the occasion of the feast celebrating the birth of the Prophet, the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, has pardoned six activists of the struggle against slavery, remained common practice in the country, despite its criminalization by the laws of 1981 and August 2007, the texts were not followed by the decree.

Among them Biram Ould Abeid, President Initiative Resurgence Movement Abolitionist (IRA) and Charge de Mission of SOS Slaves. Prison in Nouakchott from 12 December 2010 The three activists were sentenced to one year in prison, six months in prison for "assault on police officers." The other three were pardoned sentenced to six months suspended sentence. Their only crime: they visited, in company with a Commissioner of Nouakchott, in a house or two girls aged 9 and 14 worked as domestic servants for many women. The situation would then degenerate between police and militants. But they have always claimed not to have assaulted the police.

Elected since July 2009, Following a coup also "corrigendum", Ould Abdelaziz has already exercised that prerogative on the occasion of religious holidays, especially for inmates involved in Islamist attacks but considered " moderates. " Thus, implicitly, Aziz is the same level activists of human rights and terrorism. Meanwhile, the trial of three women found slavery to six months suspended. The human rights defenders are criminalized, while slavery that have been accused of exploitation or neglect of minors. As emphasized, Aminatou Mint EL-MOCTAR, President of the Association of women heads of families, "there is a willingness of authorities to deny the phenomenon of slavery" yet endemic in Mauritania. Since 2007, as required by law, no trial has taken place for slavery, despite the actions of associations such as SOS Slaves, EL-HOR (Haratins) or today Flers and the IRA. Normal, since the slave is eminences of government and official opposition, however, had proposed in its agenda the eradication of slavery. The recurring question is often raised in the international press, but remains a national taboo. The report Mourad AIT-ABBOUCHE, produced for France 3, at the last Paris-Dakar rally which passed in Mauritania, was censured by his own chain French not to provoke a diplomatic incident.

However, it is fair to assume that this grace came after an unprecedented international mobilization, particularly due to the Italian Radical Party, which has deployed a delegation of Members of European Parliament, Michel Vauzelle, President of France Mauritania, and last but not least, the activists of the NPA. However, this grace is unacceptable to the activists of human rights, since it deprives the trial condemning the slave system. Aziz, thought he could silence the abolitionists did not count on their determination and sincerity. The prosecution even going to do ... Mossad agents.

A power at bay. ...

While the peoples of the Maghreb and Mashreq are rising and that the dictatorial regimes falling one after another, one might think that Mauritania is spared the riots. This is not the case since February 26 last nearly 2,000 people gathered in central Nouakchott. The slogans of the demonstration, in addition to claims on food prices, genuine democracy, the end of military rule, were also on the abolition of slavery and end the corruption that gangraine power. Admittedly, this is not yet Tahrir Square, but still within the growing challenge of the population. For evidence, although police did not intervene to dislodge the protesters, the latter to the graph neighborhoods and make arbitrary arrests. Sign of a weakening of power. Aziz invented preventive repression.

... And corrupt.

While Colonel imposes a drastic diet to the population under the pretext of fighting against corruption and to be the "Chairman of the poor", one finds that the continued mismanagement of the finest and money would be diverted stashed in the states ... but also in France.

This was also the sense of claiming Yacoub Ould Daoud, businessman Mauritania, 43, who was slain in front of the Presidential Palace. The same evening Aziz told the national TV that "In Tunisia, it is the poor who sacrifice themselves, here is a rich, I am the President of the Poor." The insult was fruitful, as soon as the announcement of the death of Yacoub, spontaneous demonstrations took place. Unfortunately, Mauritania clanisée being, they are attended only by young Bidhan.

But today, the regime no longer support his Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan soon, Mauritania had sent mercenaries to quell the rebellion Libyan. Besides Aziz has never hidden his admiration for Gaddafi (the Great Sphinx), which has always train a few military advisers to the regime of Colonel Taya responsible for the genocide of 1989 Negro-Mauritanian, among whom. Aziz.

So hope this year will finally see the fall of the military junta and the advent of popular democracy. Mariam Sidibe
SERI
avid activist for human rights

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