Slavery, our story: 20 years of the Taubira law
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Christiane Taubira, April 16, 2006 in Cayenne, Guyana.
© AFP / Jody Amiet
By: Valérie Nivelon
50 mins
The speech is historic.
On February 18, 1999, Christiane Taubira rose to the rostrum of the French National Assembly to defend the bill affirming that slavery and trafficking are a crime against humanity.
The member of Guyana can count on the support of the socialist group and its president Jean-Marc Ayrault.
The law will be voted unanimously and adopted on May 10, 2001.
Publicity
For the 20 years of the Taubira law, the former Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and the former Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira tell their fight to Valérie Nivelon.
In an accomplice interview, they come back to the history of this long battle, listening to this historic, founding, and educational speech made by Christiane Taubira in front of the deputies.
A fundamental text disseminated for the first time in its entirety, in order to allow our listeners and, in particular, our young listeners to appropriate it.
A signed Valérie Nivelon issue with the holdings of Alain Foka and Claudy Siar (find for
issuing
special May 21, 2021).
Directed by Sophie Janin, with the help of our intern Arthur Deplante.
Filmed by Yann Bourdelas and Mathias Taylor.
Our thanks to the National Assembly as well as to Armelle Chateliet, of the
Foundation for the memory of slavery
.
Program to listen to again in podcast and to
see
on the YouTube channel of RFI.
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