Salimata Lam

Salimata Lam is a Mauritanian human rights defender and anti-slavery activist. She is the national coordinator of SOS Esclaves, a Mauritanian organisation dedicated to combating slavery and supporting victims. She has advocated for the rights of people affected by slavery, discrimination and statelessness in Mauritania. Quotes The commitment and trust in the correctness of what one is doing will always give you the courage to do and continue. Meet the woman freeing Mauritania’s slaves, Al Jazeera. SOS Esclaves fights for the eradication of slavery through familial descent. Meet the woman freeing Mauritania’s slaves, Al Jazeera. We provide recourse for slaves and former slaves, and we raise community awareness about the laws against slavery, and the rights of people under the laws. Meet the woman freeing Mauritania’s slaves, Al Jazeera. I saw that the system was unjust. It strengthened my resolve to combat injustice. Mauritania: ‘I saw that the system was unjust – it strengthened my resolve to combat injustice’, Minority Rights Group. The attitude of condescending behaviour towards them can be reversed only by making it illegal. Minorities and caste-based discrimination, International Dalit Solidarity Network. External links Category:Human rights activists Category:Abolitionists Category:Living people