PRISON for Biram and Brahim; 2 Year Sentence Upheld in Aleg

Today, August 20th 2015, the appeals court in Aleg upheld a two year prison sentence for the president of IRA, Biram Dah Abeid, for the Vice President, Brahim Bilal Ramdhane, and for the president of Kawtal, Djiby Sow. See Al-Jazeera report on this ruling. See IRA – Mauritanie press release on the court of appeals […]

August 20th, 2015 | Category: Aleg, anti-slavery protest, Biram Dah Abeid, Brahim Bilal Ramdane, Brahim Bilal Ramdhane, human rights defenders, imprisonment, IRA Mauritanie, IRA USA, Kawtal, Mauritania, modern slavery, President Aziz, Slavery, trafficking | Leave a comment

AUGUST 20th APPEAL in ALEG: Will Biram and Brahim be Released?

August 20th, 2015 is the date set for the appeal of Biram Dah Abeid and Brahim Bilal Ramdhane. Both men were sentenced in January to two years in prison because of their peaceful anti-slavery advocacy.

The appeal will be heard in Aleg, Mauritania. However, the law in Mauritania states that the appeal should be held […]

August 19th, 2015 | Tags: , , , | Category: Aleg, anti-slavery protest, Biram Dah Abeid, Brahim Bilal Ramdane, Brahim Bilal Ramdhane, human rights defenders, imprisonment, Mauritania, modern slavery, President Aziz, Slavery | Leave a comment
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