Slavery has been banned worldwide since 1948, when the UN officially illegalized it everywhere in Article 4 of the Declaration of Human Rights. Nonetheless, myriad people continue to be exploited as slaves, and Senegal's talibés are among those who suffer greatly from this situation. Talibés refer to male students or disciples of Islam. (“Senegal”) These are children generally under the age of twelve and only four years old, whose parents entrust them to marabouts, teachers or religious leaders, who educate them in daaras, boarding schools Muslims, on moral values. and the Quran, or at least they are supposed to. Unfortunately, this is not the case in reality. Instead, most of these boys are exploited and forced to beg for alms on the streets “to support the marabout and his family.” ("Senegal: boys in many Koranic schools suffer serious abuse") Young talibés are so unfairly exploited that they are even assigned a begging quota depending on the city they visit. And if they do not meet the quota within the allotted time, they are chained to be beaten and whipped with a baton or an electric cable by their teacher or an assistant. (Wells 39) I could never imagine myself in such a degrading, impoverished and victimized position, which is probably why I decided to address this question among many others. It wasn't until last Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the book signing of Ashley Judd's All That Is Bitter & Sweet at the Book Passage in Corte Madera, that I felt the need and calling to delve deeper the subject. Judd shared her odyssey as an advocate for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. She spoke about poverty, sexual abuse and violence of people in less... middle of paper ...... Nossiter, Adam. “A Senegalese court prohibits forcing children to beg. » The New York Times. September 12, 2010. The web. April 14, 2011. .Wells, Matthew. “On the backs of children.” Human Rights Watch. The United States of America. April 2010. “Senegal”. Wikipedia. July 2008. The web. April 14, 2011. “Sufism.” Wikipedia. April 26, 2011. the web. April 28, 2011. “Senegal: abusive teachers sentenced”. Human Rights Watch. September 10, 2010. The web. April 14, 2011. “Senegal: boys in many Koranic schools suffer serious abuse. » Human Rights Watch. April 15, 2010. The web. April 14. 2011. .