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November 3, 2004
Slavery in Niger
Assibit was born into slavery - as was her mother, her husband and her five children.
The government says it is trying to clamp down on slavery - and has introduced laws so that slave owners can be punished - but still there are estimated to be tens of thousands of people in Niger in bonded labour.
Assibit's whole family served a member of the Touareg tribe.
BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Testimony: Former Niger slave
Posted by thdyck on November 3, 2004
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