Algeria declares France’s colonial rule a crime in new law
Al Jazeera
Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past.
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime.
On Wednesday, lawmakers stood in the chamber draped in scarves bearing the national colours, chanting “Long live Algeria” as they approved the bill.
Parliament also formally demanded an apology and reparations from Paris in a move that seeks to redress attempts to sweep the issue aside.
The law assigns France “legal responsibility for its colonial past in Algeria and the tragedies it caused”, placing historical accountability at the centre of the state’s legal framework.
While analysts say the law carries no enforceable international weight, its political impact is significant, signalling a rupture in how Algeria engages France over colonial memory.
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