France: Parliament ratifies a reparation law for the forced exile of Reunion children between 1962 and 1984
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Parliament approved on Tuesday June 16 the definitive adoption of a reparation law for the benefit of minors from Reunion displaced in France between 1962 and 1984, more than 2,000 children torn from their land.
Parliament approved on Tuesday June 16 the definitive adoption of a reparation law for the benefit of minors from Reunion displaced in France between 1962 and 1984, more than 2,000 children torn from their land. Commonly known as “Children of Creuse”, these minors were forced to go from Reunion to 83 French departments – officially to respond to the increase in the Reunion population – enduring profound trauma. The text, definitively adopted by a unanimous vote in the Senate, gives them a right to compensation in the form of a fixed allowance.
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