[BBC news] Mauritanian MPs pass slavery law 2007.7.9...Mauritania's parliament has unanimously passed legislation making the practice of slavery punishable by up to 10 years in prison....(중략)...Slavery persists in parts of Mauritania even though it was banned in 1981. A presidential decree abolished the practice, which has existed for centuries in Mauritania, but no criminal laws were passed to enforce the ban.(이하생략)
