Alwaght- The current state of emergency in France and laws related to the so called war on terror impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms, a group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Tuesday.
In a list of concerns shared with the French Government, the independent experts stressed the lack of clarity and precision of several provisions of the state of emergency and surveillance laws, related to the nature and scope of restrictions to the legitimate exercise of right to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and association and the right to privacy.
“As France debates the strengthening of measures in the fight against terrorism, and considers a reform of the criminal procedure, we call on the authorities to revise the provisions and possible reforms adopted to that end, to ensure they comply with international human rights law,” they noted.
In order to guarantee the rule of law and prevent arbitrary procedures, the experts recommend the adoption of prior judicial controls over anti-terrorism measures. The state of emergency law started being implemented after the recent terrorist attacks in France.
Yasser Louati, a spokesman for the Collective against Islamophobia in France, an anti-racist group, said last month that the state of emergency has unfairly targeted Muslims in France.
Acts of Islamophobia in France have been on the rise since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015 and even more so after the Paris attacks of November 13.
Members of the Muslim community in France live in constant fear and insecurity as their places of worship are being vandalized and manifestations of hate and in tolerance have become the norm.
Bigotry is spreading rapidly via social media networks as form of “cyber hate.”
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