Law to return human remains to their country of origin: “We seek to correct what was unworthy”

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The French Parliament is preparing to definitively adopt, this Monday, December 18, 2023, a law which sets a framework for returning “human remains” belonging to French public collections to foreign states. Explanation with Catherine Morin-Desailly, senator and author of this bill.

The scientific council of the University of Strasbourg will focus on the 110 human remains obtained during Germany's colonization of Africa prior to restitution to Namibia and Tanzania.

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