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A statue titled 'Chains' created by French artist Driss Sans-Arcidet in a Paris park, 27 May, 2026

Video. France inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery law

Updated: 28/05/2026 - 20:00 GMT+2

France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity."

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