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Is the State or are state representatives reported to engage in discriminatory acts or practices by independent authoritative sources?

Code:
RED11
Key Area:
Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Discrimination
20/12/2011 - 16:54
Short Answer

Yes

Qualitative Info

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination expressed concern about discriminatory political speeches delivered in France in 2010. It expressed concern over measures in the area of citizenship referring to the government's project presented by the French President to legalise the remoal of French citizenship who are naturalized immigrants if they have been convicted of endangering the lives of policemen. This project raised fierce criticisms from the opposition and from  legal experts who questioned its compatibility with Article 1 of the Constitution (which guarantees the "equality of all citizens before the law, without distinction of origin, race or religion) and accused the government of inciting racist sentiment by connecting violent crime to immigration and creating two classes of citizenship.

Groups affected/interested Migrants
Type (R/D) Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Political discourse -parties - orgs
External Url http://www.lepoint.fr/fil-info-reuters/le-parlement-vote-le-projet-de-loi-sur-l-immigration-12-05-2011-1329565_240.php; http://www.lepoint.fr/fil-info-reuters/le-parlement-vote-le-projet-de-loi-sur-l-immigration-12-05-2011-1329565_240.php
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