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The resolution was adopted by a vote of 12 in favor in the 15-member council. Russia, Ethiopia and Bolivia abstained.
Comment: Many think of slavery as a thing of the past. They're wrong, writes Catherine Armstrong.
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front have accepted a UN invitation to hold talks in December on ending the decades-old conflict in Western Sahara, the UN spokesman said Tuesday.
Police attacked demonstrators who were calling for the release of anti-slavery campaigner and new Mauritanian MP Biram Ould Dah Abeid with teargas and truncheons.
UN efforts to end the decades-old conflict between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front will begin with talks in December, diplomats said on Saturday.
The popularity of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's record is being tested with the vote.
Mauritania will go to polls on Saturday to test the popularity of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz before a presidential election.
Comment: Washington continues to be seen as a threat, writes Derek Davison.
Al-Qaeda affiliate Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that was carried out on Sunday.
A Mauritanian blogger jailed for 'blasphemy' is still in prison despite serving his two year sentence.
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