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A father in France’s western city of Nantes ended his protest atop a towering crane on Monday, some two years after losing custody of his son. His spectacular four-day-long protest made headlines in France and prompted the government to intervene.
Serge Charnay reportedly decided to end his vigil after Justice Minister Christiane Taubira held a meeting on the custody rights of French fathers.
Braving the winter weather, Charnay climbed the giant yellow crane in the port of Nantes during the early hours of Friday, using the morning fog for cover. After reaching a lower platform, Charnay unfurled a banner on which he had scrawled a message in big block letters: “Benoît, two years without a dad”.
A member of the French advocacy group SVP Papa, which provides resources and support for fathers, said Charnay had struggled in vain over the past two years to win back the right to see his son. He lost custody and all visiting rights when he was accused of kidnapping the boy after taking him on a month-long vacation.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130216-france-father-crane-custody-battle-nantes-charnay
Serge Charnay reportedly decided to end his vigil after Justice Minister Christiane Taubira held a meeting on the custody rights of French fathers.
Braving the winter weather, Charnay climbed the giant yellow crane in the port of Nantes during the early hours of Friday, using the morning fog for cover. After reaching a lower platform, Charnay unfurled a banner on which he had scrawled a message in big block letters: “Benoît, two years without a dad”.
A member of the French advocacy group SVP Papa, which provides resources and support for fathers, said Charnay had struggled in vain over the past two years to win back the right to see his son. He lost custody and all visiting rights when he was accused of kidnapping the boy after taking him on a month-long vacation.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130216-france-father-crane-custody-battle-nantes-charnay