Mauritania was the last country to officially abolish slavery, with a presidential decree in 1981."Slavery's last stronghold", CNN. March 2012. Today, child and adult slavery and forced labour are illegal in almost all countries, as well as being against international law, but human trafficking for labour and for sexual bondage continues to affect tens of millions of adults and children.
Mauritania was the last country to officially abolish slavery, with a presidential decree in 1981."Slavery's last stronghold", CNN. March 2012 Today, child and adult slavery and forced labour are illegal in almost all countries, as well as being against international law, but human trafficking for labour and for sexual bondage continues to affect tens of millions of adults and children.