freedom of conscience

RE: Follow up of Rapporteur’s visit to France (18-29 September 2005)

Dear Mrs. Jahangir:

I am writing to you on behalf of CAP (Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience – Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience), an association created in 2000 to [...]

Adfi Nord’s President, Charline Delporte, continues her crusade against new religious movements. Indeed, on 18 March, in an article in La Voix du Nord, she denounces a lecture that was to be held by the Graam movement, in a venue in Boulogne sur Mer.
In this article, Adfi Nord’s President says: « we are facing a [...]

Polemic stated in february 2009 with Mr Fenech’s announcements in an article at the date of 13 february 2009 in le Parisien entitled “ Tense about a project of a new black list”. Indeed, this one proposed the creation of a list to refer, listing all group “alleged” to be a risk. Mr Fenech’s project gave rise to a hight protest from Mrs Aliot Marie, minister of the Home Office at this time, asking the Prime minister “to center well the action of the Milvilude”.

In May, US congressmen wrote to the french ambassador, in Washington, to protest against this possible index or “list” to refer of the cult practices being a risk.

The republican congressman from Arizona (west), Trent Franks, expressed his worries, in a letter dated and signed by 5 fellows ( 4 republicans and 1 democrat), “regarding the protection of the individuals ‘rights to religious freedom in France”.

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***LA CROIX
30/07/2009
Joseph Maila explains the final purpose of his mission, at the head of the Pole Religions, Quai d’Orsay, and its functioning.
You lead the new « Pole Religions », created on 1st of June within the direction of analysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What does it means?
JM: This is the result of an initiative of [...]

For more than a decade, 1 million euros has been spent every year out of taxpayers’ money to support specific lobbies. This waste of money is still going on and escaped so far the official cost reductions induced by the economic crisis.
When inquiring further into this situation, we found out a story of a carefully [...]