contact@forbroundtable.org https://www.forbroundtable.org December 17, 2023 To: All French Deputies All French Senators   Re: The current French bill on “Reinforcing the Fight Against Cultic Deviances”   Dear Members of the French Parliament, We write as an informal...

Madame Lauriane Josende Sénatrice Casier de la poste 15, rue de Vaugirard 75291 - Paris Cedex 06 France...

FRANCE: BILL “TO REINFORCE THE FIGHT AGAINST CULTIC DEVIANCES”   A REAL THREAT TO FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, RELIGION AND BELIEF     Executive Summary   The draft law "aimed at reinforcing the fight against cultic deviances", presented to the Council of Ministers on November...

PROJET DE LOI VISANT A RENFORCER LA LUTTE CONTRE LES DERIVES SECTAIRES   UNE REELLE MENACE POUR LA LIBERTE DE CONSCIENCE, DE RELIGION ET DE CONVICTION     Résumé   Le projet de loi « visant à renforcer la lutte contre les dérives sectaires », présenté en Conseil...

A rapid history of FECRIS   The European Federation of Centres for Research and Information on Sects and Cults (FECRIS) is a French-registered umbrella organization that gathers anti-cult associations all over Europe and beyond. It was created on June 30, 1994, by the French anti-cult...

On January 29, 2020 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed a resolution called "The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace".  As all PACE's resolutions, this one is not a binding law for the 47 countries of the Council of Europe. Nevertheless,...

Open Letter The situation of religious minorities in Russia has been a cause of serious concerns for several years. While Russia hosts high-level academic institutes and tolerant intellectuals, it is also home to radicals who believe that the Russian Orthodox tradition should be defended by...