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France grants reparations to children uprooted from Réunion Island

One of 47 people born on Réunion Island and raised in France's Creuse region is welcomed back to the island on 7 April 2023. France has approved a law granting reparations to children transferred from Réunion Island to mainland France between 1962 and 1984.
One of 47 people born on Réunion Island and raised in France's Creuse region is welcomed back to the island on 7 April 2023. France has approved a law granting reparations to children transferred from Réunion Island to mainland France between 1962 and 1984. AFP - STEPHAN

Paris has approved a law granting reparations to more than 2,000 children from Réunion Island who were sent to mainland France between 1962 and 1984 – acknowledging the state's responsibility for a policy that separated families, uprooted minors and left lasting trauma.

The French parliament gave final approval to the bill on Tuesday after a unanimous vote in the Senate, following an earlier vote in the National Assembly.

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