Abdel Nasser Ould Ethmane | Abdel Nasser Ould Ethmane is the co-founder of SOS Slaves, a Paris-based international organization dedicated to ending slavery in Mauritania. Born into the elite-warrior caste as the son of a Mauritanian politician, Ould Ethmane saw firsthand the pervasive nature of slavery in his country despite its official abolition in 1981. In 1995, Ould Ethmane and Boubacar Messaoud, a former Mauritanian slave, started SOS Slaves to garner global support to end the rampant human rights abuses occurring in Mauritania. SOS Slaves also provides legal aid and covert rescue operations for current slaves. In addition to his anti-slavery work, Ould Ethmane has also served as advisor to the United Nations Office for West Africa and as a Special Advisor to former Mauritanian President Ould Daddah.
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