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Biram Dah Abeid
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Biram Dah Abeid | |
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بيرام ولد الداه ولد اعبيدي | |
 Abeid in 2019 | |
| Deputy of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2018 | |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached (Sep. 2023–present) Former
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| Constituency | National list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid 12 January 1965 Jidr el-Mouhguen, Trarza, Mauritania |
| Political party | RAG |
| Other political affiliations | Sawab–RAG |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid (Arabic: بيرام ولد الداه ولد اعبيدي; born 12 January 1965) is a Mauritanian[1] politician and advocate for the abolition of slavery.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was listed as one of "10 People Who Changed the World You Might Not Have Heard Of" by PeaceLinkLive in 2014, and by Time magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People".[8][9] He has also been called the "Mauritanian Nelson Mandela" by online news organisation Middle East Eye.[10]
A leader of the international anti-slavery movement, Abeid has been arrested and imprisoned several times by Mauritanian authorities. His case has been taken up by Irwin Cotler and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.[11]
- ^ Tzabiras, Marianna (18 June 2019). "Biram Dah Abeid: A profile". IFEX. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Biram Dah Abeid: An interview with a modern-day abolitionist". Slate. 18 December 2013.
- ^ "UNPO: IRA President Biram Dah Abeid Wins UN Human Rights Prize". unpo.org.
- ^ "U.N. Recognizes Plight of Slaves in Africa; U.S. Must Do More". The Huffington Post. 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Critic: Twenty years since Human Rights Act, work only half done". Frost Illustrated.
- ^ "December 19 - Thursday". U.S. Department of State.
- ^ "Human rights activist to visit Ohio center". South Florida Times. Associated Press. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ Ponti, Jay. "10 People Who Changed the World You Might Not Have Heard Of". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Biram Dah Abeid: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Mauritania: the thorn in the side of President Aziz digs deeper". Middle East Eye.
- ^ Comment, Full (4 September 2018). "Irwin Cotler and Judith Abitan: Mauritania abolished slavery in 1991, so why is it criminalizing slavery opponents? | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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