Mariem Cheikh
HRD
Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA)
Mariem Cheikh is a human rights defender and a member of the NGO Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), which aims to eradicate the practices of slavery. She is a blogger known in Mauritania for her posts denouncing the economic, cultural, and social exclusion of descendants of former slaves who are deprived of their basic human rights.
Mariem CheikhCases
Despite a solid constitutional framework and democratic elections, human rights defenders in Mauritania are subject to acts of harassment and intimidation, in particular those working on anti-slavery issues.
