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Slavery in Yemen
Although slavery is recognized as being illegal around the world by international treaties and conventions, evidence has shown that there is still existing slavery in Yemen, and the number of slaves is in fact growing. Slavery effects and inhibits many basic human rights, and was specifically abolished by Yemen in 1962. The fact that slavery is alleged to still exist is a major human rights issue, and will be explored further in this article.
Yemen, sometimes also known as the Republic of Yemen, is located in Southwest Asia, and is a mostly Arab country. Yemen is considered a developing country, and has been in a state of political crisis since 2011. The head of state is the president, who is currently Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the Prime Minister (Ali Muhammad Mujawar) heads the government, forming a presidential republic.〔Daniel McLaughlin Yemen: The Bradt Travel Guide p.3〕 An investigation conducted as a joint effort by local press in Yemen, human rights activists and the wider media uncovered an array of evidence strongly suggesting slavery is still alive in Yemen, with a former slave who had recently been freed admitting other members of his family were still being used as slaves. In this in depth investigation, that was done over a period of several months, slave owners admitted to selling slaves to countries such as Brazil and Saudi Arabia for significant amounts of money, suggesting that the problem of modern slavery goes far deeper than just Yemen. It was also discovered that not unlike previous times, slaves were inherited by their owners through family, as well as being bought and sold. The slaves are under complete control of their owners, an example of this being that although sometimes the slaves are allowed to marry one another, they are not allowed a ceremony, and are only allowed to see each other during an emergency or at night when their owner does not require them. In a sense, slavery has even been formally recognised in Yemen, through a judge in the Courts confirming the transfer of a slave from one owner to another. This caused an outcry by the community and the media, which was allegedly quickly hushed by the government.
==History of Slavery==
The first and foremost issue with slavery, is that it inhibits several of the fundamental rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to, including slaves. Slavery dates back to ancient civilization as early as 7th Century BC, when towns and cities began to be formed, and a realization that cheap labour was needed. The first known slaves were in Ancient Greece, where both Athens and Sparta depended solely upon forced labour. In the 2nd century BC, Rome began to greatly increase its use of slaves, and also increase force used on slaves, going as far as to whip the slaves into continuing their efforts of work. By the Middle Ages (6th-15th Centuries), slaves were mainly used in offices, private homes and armies. Arab countries, including Yemen, contributed towards the growing ( African slave trade ), with stations even being created specifically for slave trading. Slaves were generally captured in Africa, and then traveled in terrible conditions by ship to countries where there was a demand for them. It is estimated that one in six of these slaves died during the journey, as they were kept restrained in chains, poorly fed, and kept in filth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HISTORY OF SLAVERY )〕 Slaves that were bought into Arab countries were predominantly male, who were used as servants, labourers or soldiers. Any female slaves were used either as servants, or sexual slaves . By 1688, The Abolitionist movement had begun, which saw the beginning of the supposed end of the slave trade around the world.
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