http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/13/former-slave-sues-state-of-niger/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/13/former-slave-sues-state-of-niger/#comment-2498 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:32:18 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/13/former-slave-sues-state-of-niger/#comment-2498 [...] In April this year I brought you news of a former slave who put forth a suit against the state of Niger, which can be seen here.  The brave plaintif in the historic case was, Hadijatou Mani, a former slave who was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for a mere $500.  Ms. Mani’s landmark suit was based on the legal challenge that the country failed to protect her from being sold into a life of servitude and sexual slavery for 10 years. [...] […] In April this year I brought you news of a former slave who put forth a suit against the state of Niger, which can be seen here.  The brave plaintif in the historic case was, Hadijatou Mani, a former slave who was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for a mere $500.  Ms. Mani’s landmark suit was based on the legal challenge that the country failed to protect her from being sold into a life of servitude and sexual slavery for 10 years. […]

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/13/former-slave-sues-state-of-niger/#comment-1350 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:17 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/13/former-slave-sues-state-of-niger/#comment-1350 [...] If no one is listening, no one will talk. If one is to step forward and ask victims to come out then they must be willing to not only listen to their stories, but to provide them with care and support in both the short and long term, including providing physical and financial access to such services.  Many are currently fixated on the trial of a  Former Slave who is suing the State of Niger, which could set precedent for many other gender based violence and victims of slavery across Western Africa.  Thus let up that rule of law is truly on its way to the women and girls across the developing world. [...] […] If no one is listening, no one will talk. If one is to step forward and ask victims to come out then they must be willing to not only listen to their stories, but to provide them with care and support in both the short and long term, including providing physical and financial access to such services.  Many are currently fixated on the trial of a  Former Slave who is suing the State of Niger, which could set precedent for many other gender based violence and victims of slavery across Western Africa.  Thus let up that rule of law is truly on its way to the women and girls across the developing world. […]

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