Today hearing: Contemporary Forms of Slavery in the Sahel Region

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, October 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Subcommittee on human rights will hold today starting at 15.15 a hearing on Contemporary Forms of Slavery in the Sahel region. The invited speakers are: Biram Dah Abeid, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA), Jean-Marie Kagabo, Programme officer, International Labour Organization (ILO) and Sarah Mathewson, Coordinator, Africa Programme, Anti-Slavery International