French President Emmanuel Macron has lead a ceremony in Paris on Monday to commemorate the country’s national day of the abolition of slavery and to pay tribute to the victims of the slave trade. This year, the country is also celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the Taubira law, which in 2001 officially recognised slavery as a “crime against humanity”.
This was the third time that Macron had lead the ceremony, which took place at the Luxembourg Gardens in the heart of Paris. As part of it, the French president paid his respects to a monument celebrating the abolition of slavery.
Also attending the ceremony were members of the government's cabinet, including interior minister Gérald Darmanin, justice minister Éric Dupond-Moretti, education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, and culture minister Roselyne Bachelot.
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