Mauritanian Anti-Slavery and Iranian Women Rights Activist Presented Awards

GENEVA (IDN) – Biram Dah Abeid, a descendant of former slaves who has been called « the Nelson Mandela of Mauritania », and Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a prominent Iranian women’s rights activist have been honoured for their courage to fight …

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