French Parliament Approves Repeal of Colonial-Era Slavery Laws
French lawmakers voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir and other historical statutes that once regulated slavery in France's former colonies. Guadeloupe MP Max Mathiasin spoke after the vote.
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france24.comFrench MPs approved legislation that formally repeals the Code Noir and additional colonial-era texts regulating slavery in France's former colonies. The vote passed without opposition.
After the vote, Guadeloupe MP Max Mathiasin broke down in tears as he paid tribute to enslaved men, women and children. The bill targets legal instruments dating from France's colonial period that governed the status and treatment of enslaved people.
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The repeal removes specific historical statutes from French law.
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