FRANCE

Amnesty International Decries France’s Olympic Hijab Ban

Anna Błuś, a researcher for Amnesty International, accused the French of targeting “certain people. And it’s very clear that it’s very often Muslim people.”

In Summer Olympics, All Muslim Athletes May Wear Religious Garb—Unless They’re French

“In a misguided effort to promote the French value of laïcité, the government is encroaching on religious freedom.”

USCIRF Report Highlights Religious Garb Restrictions as Impermissible Violations of Religious Freedom

“Government mandates or restrictions on wearing religious garb violate international human rights law,” USCIRF writes in its report.

What Notre Dame Means to the World

One positive that has surfaced is the agreed-upon goal of all concerned to restore this iconic structure to even greater grandeur.

Church of Scientology Wins Appeal in Highest French Court - €35,000 in Costs and Damages Upheld

The Church of Scientology has won another victory before the Court of Cassation—France’s highest court for all criminal and civil matters—in a lawsuit filed against the French government for a prosecutor’s illegal and unsuccessful attempt in 2009 to dissolve one of the Scientology Churches in Paris.