Senate debates compensation for gay people criminalised by France
A new proposal seeks to ‘repair society’s error’ and compensate those affected by at least €10,000 each plus extra for every day they spent in prison
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A new proposal seeks to ‘repair society’s error’ and compensate those affected by at least €10,000 each plus extra for every day they spent in prison
About 10,000 mostly gay men were targeted under laws inherited from Vichy France between 1942 and 1982.
A proposed law to compensate thousands of men who were convicted and imprisoned for the offense of homosexuality in France between 1942 and 1982 is being debated in the Senate.
France's Senate is this week to debate a draft law that would allow people convicted under anti-gay laws before 1982 to receive financial compensation.Chomarat said the draft law came "too late" because many people entitled to compensation had already died.
France's Senate is this week to debate a draft law that would allow people convicted under anti-gay laws before 1982 to receive financial compensation.