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Death of Robert Badinter: look back at his trajectory and his commitment
Death of Robert Badinter: look back at his trajectory and his commitment – (franceinfo)
The former Minister of Justice died on the night of Thursday February 8 to Friday February 9. Robert Badinter, who notably supported the abolition of the death penalty, also worked to decriminalize homosexuality.
Through his struggles and his ideals, Robert Badinter, died on the night of Thursday 8 to Friday February 9, has permeated the French imagination. In October 2021, he commemorated with the president the forty years of the abolition of the death penalty, the commitment of his life. He called her “shame for humanity“. Near his home, the flame of his memory does not flicker. Robert Badinter’s father, Jewish, was deported to an extermination camp. In 1992, he paid tribute to the victims of the Vel d’Hiv roundup alongside François Mitterrand.
A striking couple with Élisabeth Badinter
Part of the crowd criticized the president for a troubled past under Vichy, which angered Robert Badinter. Keeper of the Seals, president of the Constitutional Council, senator, he had set freedom as his ultimate goal. He worked to decriminalize homosexuality and improve the state of prisons. His relationship with Élisabeth Badinter was also notable. After his death, Robert Badinter wished that God would say to him: “You did what you could, between“.
