Haratin : IRA-Mauritania Activists Imprisoned as Government Reneges on Pledges for Democratization

Five activists of the Resurgence of an Initiative for the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania, or IRA-M, have been detained by the Mauritanian government on September 21st, 2022, in Nouakchott. The five were working for the Re-foundation and Global Action political wing of the NGO headed by one-time presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid, who has campaigned for Haratin rights and democratization in...