After seventy years at the bar and as many years of stubbornly defending freedoms, Henri Leclerc, lawyer and tireless defender of human rights, died on Saturday in Villejuif, in Val-de-Marne, at the age of 90.
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Like many other lawyers on Saturday evening on X, the former figure of the bar and resigning Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, paid tribute to his memory: “Dear Henri, you often said, ‘if there was only one left, I would be that one.’ With your passing, we have lost a tireless defender of freedoms whose commitment and talent left their mark on the bar and our entire justice system. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his loved ones.”
“The Lion King is dead and we are orphans. Henry an exceptional man, a faithful friend and a mentor. An inestimable loss, in these troubled times where his intelligence and his ardent passion for law and equality will be missed”deplored on X Malik Salemkour, honorary president of the Human Rights League (LDH).
“We are all orphans”
“A fervent defender of our freedoms, an activist at heart, Henri Leclerc left his mark beyond our profession. We will honor his memory by showing the same determination that he had. Defending is a commitment.”for his part, estimated, on the same social network, the lawyer Me Frank Burton. “Henri Leclerc embodied the figure of the activist lawyer”praised lawyer M on France Intere Marie Dosé. “He spoke the truth like no one else.”she judged, concluding: “We are all orphans.”
“A brilliant lawyer, a fervent defender of public freedoms, he was one of the most illustrious figures of our bar.”reacted on XMe Pierre Hoffman, President of the Paris Bar. The Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, Rémy Heitz, paid tribute on X to “an ardent defender of freedoms”Who “has left its mark on generations of jurists, for whom he will remain a model”.
“Justice has lost a giant of the bar and our public freedoms have lost one of their greatest defenders. Henri Leclerc’s life of struggle for dignity will continue to inspire us.”tweeted the national secretary of EELV, Marine Tondelier.
“Henri Leclerc was a very great man. Always at our side to defend the CFDT, its leaders and our fight against the extreme right. Proud that he is our lawyer, he inspired us so much”for his part wrote about X Marylise Léon, general secretary of the CFDT. The railway worker and LFI deputy of the 3e constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, Thomas Portès greeted on X “a giant”.
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