FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “France marks 40 years since abolition of death penalty • FRANCE 24 English” – below is their description.
It’s been exactly 40 years since France’s then Socialist government made good on one of François Mitterrand’s campaign promises and abolished capital punishment. It was Justice Minister Robert Badinter who spearheaded the push for the death penalty to be scrapped after nearly two centuries of debate. We take a closer look at this chapter in French history. We’re also joined by Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, a French woman who’s married to Hank Skinner, a man on death row in Texas. She’s long been a campaigner against the death penalty and tells us more about her activism.
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