Representative of Martinique Liberation Party: 'France limits usage of our native language'

France restricts Martinique residents from using their native language, Creole, Luc Francis Carole, representative of the Party for the Liberation of Martinique, said at a press conference, Report informs.

“Residents of Martinique speak French among themselves, but France has not given us the right to legitimize our native Creole language at the official level. We have prepared the relevant documents so that Creole receives the status of the state language. However, the French authorities refused to grant it official status,” he said.

According to the politician, residents of the region can communicate in their native language, but the lack of official status poses some restrictions.

“For example, the Polynesians expressed a desire to use their native language in official documentation, but their initiative was also rejected,” he added.

The international conference “Neo-colonialism: violation of human rights and injustice”, organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), opens in Baku on October 20.

Representatives from 14 countries and regions, including the overseas territories of France and Corsica, will take part in it.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) was created on July 6, 2023, in Baku by participants in the Complete Elimination of Colonialism conference within the framework of the ministerial meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement chaired by the Republic of Azerbaijan.

BIG supports the struggle for the freedom of peoples in various regions of the world still suffering from colonization in the 21st century.