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France Preempting Justice Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-349-8 July 2, 2008 Also available in 
Download PDF, 345 KB, 88 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book State of Anarchy Rebellion and Abuses against Civilians
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Download PDF, 1700 KB, 110 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book In the Name of Prevention Insufficient Safeguards in National Security Removals This 92-page report examines administrative expulsions of imams and others deemed to foment extremism. It also documents the criminal deportation of persons convicted of terrorism-related offenses. Based on 19 case studies, the report concludes that the procedures lack the necessary guarantees to prevent serious violations of France’s obligations under international human rights law. HRW Index No.: D1903 June 6, 2007 Also available in
Download PDF, 364 KB, 94 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book France: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are indications of under-18s in government armed force, some several hundred per year.] The PKK, a Kurdish opposition group from Turkey, is known to have recruited children in France. June 12, 2001 France: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Key developments since March 1999: France completed destruction of its nearly 1.1 million stockpiled antipersonnel mines in December 1999. France served as co-chair of the SCE on Technologies for Mine Action. The national commission to monitor ban treaty implementation became operational in June 1999. France contributed about US$2.7 million to mine action programs in 1999, including donations to the EU. August 1, 2000 France: Toward a Just and Humane Asylum Policy For over a year, Human Rights Watch investigated and monitored French asylum policies, conducting numerous interviews with lawyers, human rights advocates, refugee assistance organizations, asylum seekers, and government officials. In the course of this work, we have identified several aspects of French asylum policy that contravene governing international standards. In particular, we have found deficiencies in access to the asylum procedure, the procedural rights accorded during that procedure, and the jurisprudence interpreting the scope of France's obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (the "Refugee Convention"). We therefore welcome the Jospin government's plans to include asylum policy within its reform effort, and we urge it to seize this opportunity to bring France's policies and practices in line with its international commitments. October 1, 1997 Purchase online France Toward a Just and Humane Asylum Policy When he took office in June, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin promised to revisit some of the most restrictive elements of immigration and asylum policy adopted in recent years. Acting promptly on this commitment, in July he appointed academic Patrick Weil to head a commission to examine the entire immigration and asylum system and make recommendations for its reform. The Weil report, released on July 31, contains proposals that have been transposed into draft legislation currently under consideration by the French government. For the past year, Human Rights Watch/Helsinki has investigated and monitored French asylum policies, conducting numerous interviews with lawyers, human rights advocates, refugee assistance organizations, asylum seekers, and government officials. In the course of this work, we have identified several aspects of French asylum policy that contravene governing international standards. In particular, we have found deficiencies in access to the asylum procedure, the procedural rights accorded during that procedure, and the jurisprudence interpreting the scope of France's obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (the ARefugee Convention). We therefore welcome the Jospin government's plans to include asylum policy within its reform effort, and we urge it to seize this opportunity to bring France=s policies and practices in line with its international commitments. October 1, 1997 Download PDF, 282 KB, 33 pgs Printer friendly version
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