EVENT INFORMATION

1
Juli
2024

Free surname-change scheme takes effect for descendants of enslaved people

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📅 1 Juli 2024 📍

Descendants could apply to change surnames linked to enslavers without paying the normal administrative fee. The measure addressed a concrete legacy of imposed naming, but did not establish collective compensation or remove all documentary burdens involved in tracing ancestry.

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descendants of enslaved people

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Justis

Ministry of Justice and Security