Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2024

European Court: Failure To Consider Antisemitic Nature of Threats Violated Woman's Rights Under European Convention

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In Allouche v. France, (ECHR, April 11, 2024) ( full text in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment awarded dama...
Tuesday, March 05, 2024

France Adds Abortion Rights to Its Constitution

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 As reported by AP , France's Parliament yesterday gave final approval to a Constitutional amendment that guarantees abortion rights: Th...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Menorah Lighting Triggers Debate Over Secularism In France

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The Forward (Dec. 11) reports that a new controversy over the meaning of secularism is raging since last week in France: The scene of the f...
Monday, September 11, 2023

France's Conseil D'Etat Upholds Ban on Wearing Abayas in Schools

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On Thursday, France's Council of State upheld the government's ban Muslim girls wearing the abaya at school.    France 24 explains...
Friday, May 19, 2023

European Court Upholds Politician's Conviction for Failing to Remove Third Party Hate Speech from His Facebook Page

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In Sanchez v. France ,  (ECHR, May 15, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights by a vote of 13-4 in a Grand Chamber judgment upheld France...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

European Court Upholds France's Conviction of Journalist for Inciting Anti-Muslim Hatred

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In Zemmour v. France,  (EDHR, Dec. 20, 2022) ( full text of decision in French ), the European Court of Human Rights upheld France's con...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

French Catholic Bishops Set Up National Canonical Penal Court

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On December 5, the Conference of Bishops of France in a lengthy press release ( full text in French ) announced the creation of a National C...
Saturday, November 05, 2022

European Court: Human Rights Convention Violated When French Authorities Failed to Assure Respect for Foster Child's Birth Religion

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In Loste v. France,  (ECHR, Nov. 3, 2022) ( full text in French ) ( Press Release summary in English ), the European Court of Human Rights i...
Sunday, October 16, 2022

European Court: Suspended Prison Sentence For Protest In Catholic Church Violated Rights Of Abortion Rights Activist

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In Bourton v. France,  (ECHR, Oct. 13, 2022) ( full text of decision in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment h...
Wednesday, August 03, 2022

French Constitutional Tribunal Upholds Regulation Of Religious Associations

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France's Constitutional Council last month in  Union of Diocesan Associations of France and others   (Conseil constitutionnel, July 22, ...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

French High Court Says City Must Ban Burkinis In Municipal Pools

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  CNN reports  that on Tuesday, France's highest administrative court, the Council of State, held that the city of Grenoble cannot permi...
Friday, March 04, 2022

French High Court Upholds Ban On Lawyers Wearing Religious Garb In Court

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France's Court of Cassation , one of the country's four courts of last resort, this week upheld a rule of the Lille bar association ...
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

French Commission Reports On History Of Sexual Abuse In Catholic Church

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As reported by CNN , France's  Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) yesterday filed its final report: Members o...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

French Top Court Says Anti-Semitic Murderer of Jewish Woman Is Mentally Unfit To Stand Trial

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France 24 reports that France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, ruled on Wednesday that a Muslim man who murdered Sarah Halimi, ...
Sunday, November 29, 2020

French Council of State Says Capacity Limits On Worship Services Are Too Strict

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Religious freedom challenges to COVID-19 restrictions have spread to Europe.  EuroWeekly reports that on Friday French Catholic bishops app...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

France's Council of State Orders Lifting of COVID-19 Ban On Worship Services

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Yesterday, France's highest court, the Council of State, ruled that within 8 days the government must lift its COVID-19 ban on gathering...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

New Survey On Antisemitism In France

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American Jewish Committee Paris yesterday released a new 35-page report on antisemitism in France ( Full text of report ). The report analyz...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

French Cardinal Convicted of Covering Up Child Abuse Reports

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In France on Thursday, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Archbishop of Lyon, was convicted of failing to report child abuse to authorities.  A...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

UN Committee Says France's Anti-Niqab Law Violates Free Exercise Rights

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The United Nations Human Rights Committee yesterday issued a press release on two decisions issued Oct. 22: In two landmark decisions, th...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

French Mayor Bars Pork Alternatives In Schools

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The Washington Post yesterday reports on the newest battle in France over how to implement the principle of secularism (laïcité ): Beauca...