** FILE ** People stand outside their home in a poor neighborhood of Nouakchott, Mauritania in this June 26, 2006 file photo. The northwest African nation of Mauritania passed a law late Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, that promises jail time for people who keep slaves, a monumental step in the country's attempt to route out the long-standing practice. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)