Niger: Woman Honored for Courageous Work to End Slavery

One of the winners of the U.S. secretary of state's 2009 International Women of Courage Awards was just 12 years old when she was sold as a slave.

"I was negotiated over like a goat," said Hadizatou Mani of the Republic of Niger. She was sold for $500 in 1996.

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