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17
Dec

Newsletter #6, Introduction

Hello dear SlaFMig follower,  Here we are again with some fresh updates to read over the Winter holiday season, for those of you who have one.  We start with the main news and activities coming out of Mali. We are thrilled by the newly reinforced involvement of the minister of justice, Mahmadou Kassogué, in the fight against descent-based slavery: He

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17
Dec

Sophia Stille, Intern at SlaFMig, Student in Advanced Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen

My name is Sophia and I am a student in the Master’s programme ‘Advanced Migration Studies’ at the University of Copenhagen. Previously I obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Groningen, Netherlands in ‘International Relations and International Organisation’. I am very interested in Human Rights and the intersection of (contemporary) slavery and migration studies. I joined the SlaFMig project

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17
Dec

New determination of judicial authorities in the fight against descent-based slavery in Mali

In the absence of a specific law criminalizing descent-based slavery in Mali, judicial authorities face difficulties in categorizing this offense based on the relevant Penal Code. To overcome these difficulties while waiting for a specific law to be passed, the Minister of Justice, Mahamadou Kassogué, issued a ministerial order (n°0000863 of 11 November 2021) on the management of cases related

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16
Dec

Second theatre tour against slavery, for living together and for peace in Kita, by Aline Desdevises, October 2021

After a first theatrical tour last August in the regions of Kayes and Nioro, the second part of the tour against slavery, for living together and for peace began on Friday 12 November 2021 in the Kita region. On arrival in Kita, the Donkosira team and the theatre group visited the regional authorities and supervised the setting up of the

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16
Dec

Kayes TV covers the Bamako workshop (October 2021) 

Malian media Kayes TV  covered the Bamako workshop organized in October by the SlaFMig program. This advocacy training workshop brought together people locally and in the diaspora, and helped increase participants’ advocacy skills and build relationships and networks among this diverse audience. See the report. 

16
Dec

Renouveau TV’s report on the theatrical tour organized by the SlaFMig program, November 2021

Renouveau TV made a report on the theater tour organized by Donkosira and SlaFMig in Kita and Mambiri, and interviewed some of its organizers. See the report here.  

16
Dec

Renouveau TV’s report on the Awareness Forum in Kayes, October 2021 (French and Bambara)

For two days, Kayes hosted the Awareness Forum against slavery and for peace, following the advocacy training organized in Bamako. The Forum brought together various participants, and Renouveau TV made a report on this Forum, and interviews with the organizing members of Donkosira. See the report in French or in Bambara.       

24
Nov

Slavery is alive in Mali and continues to wreak havoc on lives

Dr Marie Rodet, Director of the SlaFMig program, interviewed by Al Jazeera While slavery was abolished during colonial rule, local communities still place their descendants at society’s margins. It was supposed to be a joyful occasion. Young men and women gathered in a circle, displaying their dance moves as they celebrated Mali’s independence day in the country’s western region of

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30
Oct

Filming the Gambana movement in Paris, by Lotte Pelckmans (August 2021)

After having spent most of my time zooming online with certain key informants, in July 2021, I-Lotte Pelckmans- finally managed to visit members of Gambana in person and discuss the possibility of making a documentary movie about the Gambana movement. Between the 3rd and 12th of September 2021, I spent 10 days in Paris to film key members of the

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29
Oct

Our SlaFMig study referenced in the blog post “#WhereIsMyState: Defusing the ticking time bomb of descent-based slavery in Kayes” (October 2021)

Les graves violations des droits humains liées à la pratique de l’esclavage par ascendance, auxquelles on assiste dans la région de Kayes, constituent une bombe à retardement. L’État doit agir. Malgré les nombreuses alertes sur la question de l’esclavage par ascendance, les pouvoirs publics peinent à trouver une solution à la hauteur. Les initiatives entreprises çà et là n’ont pas

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