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FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your support! (at the bottom of the page) Initiative by LDH…

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8 July 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of assembly

FRANCE: The French Ligue des Droits de l’Homme takes legal action against the government’s decree banning public gatherings and freedom of assembly

UPDATE 16- June 2020: On 12 June 2020, the Council of State declared that the ban on demonstrations is not justified by the current health situation when the "barrier measures"…

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16 June 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of assembly / Freedom of expression

FRANCE: MPs want to ban sharing of images of police forces in the public sphere

On May 26, Eric Ciotti, a member of the National Assembly (LR Group – conservative right) submitted a draft law, together with 27 MPs, which caused a massive outcry. The…

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8 June 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: The anger of the working-class suburbs is legitimate – say over 30 civic, political and social groups

-- Originally published in French on BondyBlog, on 24 April 2020 In recent days, the serious accident in Villeneuve-la-Garenne has caused a series of tensions between young people and the…

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6 May 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of expression

FRANCE: Toulouse prosecutor asked the police to enter the homes of people who had placed banners on balconies

Article originally published in French on LDH website, 27 April 2020 - accessible here Communiqué LDH The public prosecutor of Toulouse asked the police to enter the homes of people…

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29 April 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: To ensure respect of the rule of law in the field of fines and penalties – Open Letter

Article originally published in French on LDH, 10 April 2020 - accessible here Open letter from several organisations, including LDH, and lawyers to the Prime Minister, the Minister of the…

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24 April 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: Confinement – several people claim to have been brutalised and insulted during police controls.

Article originally published in French on Franc Inter, 5 April 2020 - accessible here How are police controls during lockdown? In recent days, videos have been posted on social networks…

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22 April 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: LDH denounces the Constitutional Court decision not to control the impact of emergency laws on the respect of civil liberties

(Ligue des droits de l'homme - 3 April 2020 - Translated from French) By its decision, which validates a clear violation of the Constitution and allows it to suspend scrutiny…

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7 April 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: Human rights commission set-up an observatory to monitor the way the sanitary urgency law is implemented

(Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme - 2 April 2020) The National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH), under the impulse of its new president, Jean-Marie Burguburu, is setting…

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7 April 2020

COVID-19 crisis

FRANCE: homelessness – the Council of State rejects requests from associations attacking the state’s shortcomings

Article originally published in French on LDH website, 3 April 2020 - accessible here Joint statement Faced with the shortcomings of the State in protecting the most vulnerable people on…

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6 April 2020

FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

FRANCE: The French Ligue des Droits de l’Homme takes legal action against the government’s decree banning public gatherings and freedom of assembly

FRANCE: MPs want to ban sharing of images of police forces in the public sphere

FRANCE: The anger of the working-class suburbs is legitimate – say over 30 civic, political and social groups

FRANCE: Toulouse prosecutor asked the police to enter the homes of people who had placed banners on balconies

FRANCE: To ensure respect of the rule of law in the field of fines and penalties – Open Letter

FRANCE: Confinement – several people claim to have been brutalised and insulted during police controls.

FRANCE: LDH denounces the Constitutional Court decision not to control the impact of emergency laws on the respect of civil liberties

FRANCE: Human rights commission set-up an observatory to monitor the way the sanitary urgency law is implemented

FRANCE: homelessness – the Council of State rejects requests from associations attacking the state’s shortcomings

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