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Human Rights in French Republic

France: Your word against theirs? / Justice for all - postcard
2 April 2009

France: Your word against theirs? / Justice for all - postcard

Document       EUR 21/004/2009

France: Police above the law? | Amnesty International
2 April 2009

Unlawful killings, beatings, racial abuse and excessive use of force bylaw enforcement officials are prohibited under international law in allcircumstances. Yet ...

Press Release      

France must do more for victims of police ill-treatment | Amnesty ...
2 April 2009

Allegations of human rights violations by police officers in Franceinclude racist abuse, excessive use of force, beatings and unlawfulkillings.

Appeal For Action      

Police abuse goes unchecked in France | Amnesty International
2 April 2009

French police have been accused of committing gross human rightsviolations – often against ethnic minorities – for which they areseldom brought to just.

Report Abstract      

Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009
1 April 2009

Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2009

The Wire, April/May 2009. Vol. 39, issue 002
1 April 2009

1) World Health Day: When rescuers become casualties; 2) Counter Terror with Justice: On the rights way to justice 3) Livewire: Grief is still so raw; The task ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2009

France: Defender of rights. Make the police accountable in France
1 January 2009

In this document Amnesty International uses Q&A to explain the role of the Defender of Rights and why an independent police complaints mechanism is necessary. France ...

Newsletter       EUR 21/001/2009

France: An effective mandate for the defender of rights
1 January 2009

France: An effective mandate for the defender of rights

Document       EUR 21/002/2009

French detention centre highlights mistreatment of migrants ...
18 December 2008

On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how ...

Story      

France: Concern over possible poisoning of Russian human rights ...
17 October 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 17 October 2008. AI Index No: EUR 21/008/2008. France: Concern over possible poisoning of Russian human rights lawyer. ...

Document       EUR 21/008/2008