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Mauritania Transnational Issues 2007

https://allcountries.org/wfb2007/mauritania/mauritania_issues.html
SOURCE: 2007 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Disputes - international:
Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara remain dormant

Trafficking in persons:
current situation: Mauritania is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purpose of forced labor, begging, and domestic servitude; adults and children are subjected to slavery-related practices rooted in ancestral master-slave relationships in isolated parts of the country where a barter economy exists
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Mauritania is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to show evidence of increased efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement


NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Transnational Issues 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Transnational Issues 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.



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