UPDATE 19 July: Following these findings, the Paris Observatory of Public Freedoms recalls: that the right of assembly and freedom of expression are recognized and protected in accordance with the Constitution…
(Sherpa) Paris, 13 May 2019 – 17 humanitarian and human rights NGOs today denounced threats to press freedom after three French journalists were summoned by the French intelligence services for investigating…
(Translated from French with DeepL - Observatory of liberties of Nantes) The Observatory of liberties of Nantes was created as a result of the public authorities' reaction to the terrorist…
On Saturday 20 April, during Act 23 of the Gilets Jaunes protests, photo-journalist Gaspard Glanz was arrested in Paris for “participation in a group aiming to commit violence or damages”…
UPDATE 13 March 2019: On 12 March, the Senate approved the law. The civic opposition and the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron have announced they will bring the law to…
(The local) The UN human rights chief called Wednesday for a "full investigation" into the possible excessive use of force by French police during the "yellow vest" demonstrations. "The 'Gilets…
Over 50 French civil society organisations condemen the anti-rioters law under discussion in the parliament. The statement says (translated from French): If the law is passed by Parliament on behalf of…
(Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights) In a memorandum containing her observations on the events linked to the so-called yellow vest movement, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights,…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Concerned with the increasing number of serious harm inflicted on protesters as a result of the law enforcement use of flash ball (LBD40) during the protests, human…
(OHCHR) GENEVA (14 February 2019) — The right to protest in France has been disproportionately curtailed during the recent “gilets jaunes” protests and the authorities should rethink their law enforcement policies…