Landmark case gives hope to thousands held in slavery
29th October 2008
In one of the most extraordinary episodes in African legal history, a panel of judges from Senegal, Mali and Togo will tomorrow issue a verdict expected to give fresh hope to more than 40,000 people being held as slaves in rural Niger and across the region.
Thought we’d gotten rid of slavery? Think again. Reminder: Islam has no problem with slavery. Saudi Arabia only abolished slavery (formally; it still exists informally) in the Beatles era.