Christiane Taubira

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Overview

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Christiane Taubira born Cayenne, French Guiana February 2, 1952. Maroon Guianan; French politician and human rights advocate; French Minister of Justice, 2012-16, resigned over stripping citizenship of terrorist convicts; European Parliament, 1994-99; 20 years French National Assembly, 1993-2012; led passage of 2001 law declaring slave trade and slavery crimes against humanity.

Quotations

“Sometimes staying is resisting; sometimes quitting is resisting. But in loyalty to ourselves, and to others the last word is ethics and the law.” (Europe1.fr, Jan. 27, 2016; photo tntv.pf)