US EditionTomb of former French justice minister Badinter defaced with graffiti before Panthéon ceremony
Honored for abolishing capital punishment in 1981, Badinter’s Panthéon induction highlights his lifelong defense of civil liberties and human rights, noted by France’s President Macron.
- The grave of former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter was desecrated with graffiti hours before a ceremony at the Pantheon, as reported by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
- Graffiti targeting Badinter's legacy regarding the death penalty and homosexuality was noted by Bagneux Mayor Marie-Hélène Amiable.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the desecration, stating, 'The Republic is always stronger than hatred,' on social media.
- Badinter, who died in 2024, will have his cenotaph at the Pantheon containing his legal gown and cherished books.
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As Minister of Justice, Robert Badinter abolished the death penalty in France and reformed the prison system. A year after his death, he was given a special honour.
France pays tribute to Robert Badinter, the man who ended the death penalty
France honoured former Justice Minister Robert Badinter on Thursday with a solemn ceremony at the Panthéon in Paris, recognising his pivotal role in abolishing the death penalty and defending human rights.
The former Seal Guard entered the Pantheon on Thursday 9 October, 44 years to the day after the abolition of the death penalty. Here are the highlights of the ceremony in his tribute.
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French guillotine abolitionist enters Pantheon
Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, entered the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday, just hours after his grave was vandalised.
The President of the Republic paid tribute to Robert Badinter in a speech welcoming the fights of the former Seal Guard. (Replay TF1).
A few hours before the pantheonization of the former Seal Guard, inscriptions aimed at his political struggles for the decriminalization of homosexuality and the abolition of the death penalty were discovered on his grave. Admirators, former students and curious came...
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