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Paris plans first statue of black woman for anti-slavery heroine

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 12:07:41 +0200

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said Saturday the French capital plans its first statue of a black woman to remember a heroine who fought against slavery on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in the early 19th century.

Modern slavery in France: The harsh reality that's ignored

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:13:47 +0100

Human rights chiefs in France have told authorities they must do more to prevent people from being forced to live as "modern day slaves".

France recognizes modern slavery as crime

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:46:00 +0200

In a landmark ruling on Thursday France recognized modern-day slavery as a new crime punishable by up to 30 years in jail, as it attempts to crack down on forced labour.

France refuses to pay slavery reparations

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:29:20 +0200

French President François Hollande announced on Friday that France would not be paying reparations for the role of the state-owned CDC bank in the slave trade, despite allegations that a €21 billion debt has crippled Haiti for centuries.

Man on trial for buying €4,500 'African slave girl'

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:20:00 +0100

A 25-year-old man accused of paying €4,500 for an African girl, who was treated like a 'modern day slave' at his home in southern France will go on trial today. The 14-year-old victim was allegedly whipped with a belt and banned from going to school.

French stud farm owner exploited refugee slave

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:47:00 +0100

The owner of a stud farm in the northern French region of Normandy has been handed a one year suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay damages to a vulnerable Cambodian refugee, whom she employed for slave labour.

French couple 'pay €4,500 for African slave girl'

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:05:00 +0100

Slavery may have been abolished in France over 160 years ago but word has clearly taken a while to get around after reports emerged on Thursday that a couple living in France had allegedly paid €4,500 for a 14-year-old girl from the Ivory Coast to be a maid at their home.

Appeal launched over sex slave conviction

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:33:22 +0200

The appeal trial began Tuesday of four people convicted of forcing a young French woman into a life of slavery and sexual violence in a trailer park near Paris.

French children, 10, read slave rape scenes

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:59:00 +0100

A Paris teacher has come under fire for reading a book on slavery and sexual abuse to ten-year-old pupils. Parents say they are consdering legal action.