Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Mauritania and the Status of Modern Slavery

Mauritania, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is an Arab-African country located
northwest of Africa, between the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Black Africa. It is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, the Arab Maghreb Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

According to the local rights experts, the total CDWD population is estimated to be 2,838,032 persons, or 65 per cent of the total population. The female CDWD population is estimated at 1,100,480 persons (38.77% of CDWD population), male CDWD at 973,520 persons (34.30%) and child CDWD at 764,032 children (26.93%).

According to the local rights experts, the total CDWD population is estimated to be 2,838,032 persons, or 65 per cent of the total population. With the Hratin population estimated at 1.9 million (more than 45% of country's population), the rest 0.9 million comprise the (a) occupational/ artisan caste among Beidhane, (b) occupational/artisan caste among Afro Mauritanians and (c) formerly enslaved-caste and descendants of Afro Mauritanians.

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