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France: Genocide-denial bill threatens freedom of expression ...
24 January 2012

A bill passed by the French Senate yesterday would violate freedom of expression by paving the way to making it a criminal offence to publicly question events labelled ...

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France: Not forgotten: Seventh anniversary of the death in police ...
24 January 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 21/001/2012. 24 January 2012. France : Not forgotten: Seventh anniversary of ...

Public Statement       EUR 21/001/2012

France: Genocide-denial bill threatens freedom of expression ...
24 January 2012

A pending French bill would threaten freedom of expression by making it a crime to call into question historical events labelled "genocide" in French law.

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France: 'Our lives are left hanging': Families of victims of ...
30 November 2011

For years Amnesty International has been documenting serious human rights abuses by law enforcement officials¸ including unlawful killings, torture and other ill ...

Report       EUR 21/003/2011

France: Open letter regarding cases of deaths in police custody
30 November 2011

Amnesty International has been investigating allegations of ill-treatment and excessive use of force by law enforcement officials in France and subsequent de facto ...

Open Letter       EUR 21/004/2011

France: Authorities must act swiftly to fully investigate ...
27 October 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Index: EUR 21/002/2011 27 October 2011 France: Authorities must act swiftly to fully investigate suspected arson attack ...

Public Statement       EUR 21/002/2011

Syria: Campaign to silence protesters overseas revealed | Amnesty ...
4 October 2011

Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of ...

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Campaign to silence Syrian protesters overseas revealed | Amnesty ...
3 October 2011

A new Amnesty International report says that activists in Europe and the Americas highlighting abuses in Syria have been harassed and intimidated.

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First French fines for veiled women a 'travesty of justice' ...
22 September 2011

The first fines issued in France today against two Muslim women wearing full-face veils in public are a violation of their rights to freedom of expression and religion

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First French fines for veiled women a 'travesty of justice' ...
22 September 2011

A court in Meaux near Paris fined Hind Ahmas €120 and Najate Naït Ali €80 for wearing the niqab, a full face veil, in public.

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