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France; EU: “French detention and immigration policies risk reducing human rights protection” says Commissioner Hammarberg

01 November 2008

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Press release (pdf) and Memorandum by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (pdf):

"Security concerns should not undermine a full respect for human rights norms. Some French policies on detention and immigration risk undermining these standards.”

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