France has posthumously promoted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general. This symbolic act, signed into law by President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, aims to address the historic injustice and ongoing concerns about antisemitism in France. Dreyfus's conviction, which was later overturned, became a defining scandal highlighting prejudice and judicial error. Supporters of the law believe Dreyfus would have achieved high military rank if not for the infamous affair, and his promotion is seen as a gesture of national reparation.