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14 January 2020 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
France

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2019
World Report 2020 - France (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 2022792
7 January 2020 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
France, Iran

Prosecution dropped spy charges on imprisoned French-Iranian academic but maintains 2 other charges
Iran Drops Spy Charge Against Detained French Academic (Media Report, English)
en ID 2022457
3 January 2020 | CoE-PACE – Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Report on threats against and attacks on media freedom and journalists in Council of Europe states (physical attacks, killings and impunity; attacks by non-state actors; threats by authorities and misuse of legislation; other topics)
Threats to media freedom and journalists security in Europe [Doc. 15021] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2022212
29 December 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Australia, France, Iran

Iranian authorities refuse to release Australian university lecturer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage; she and an also imprisoned French researcher reportedly began a hunger strike on 24 December 2019
Iran Insists Imprisoned Australian Academic Must 'Serve Her Time' (Media Report, English)
en ID 2022332
18 December 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
France

Continuing precarious situation of refugees and migrants and harassment of human rights defenders
Abuses and impunity continue to worsen along the French-British border despite mounting evidence [EUR 21/1585/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2021577
9 December 2019 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
France, Turkey

The passport of a Turkish university associate professor, who is living in France, has been confiscated in April 2019; he is charged with terrorism propaganda for attending a meeting of the Franco-Kurdish association "Amités Kurdes" in France
Turkey: Continuing judicial harassment and obstacle to freedom of movement of Mr. Tuna Altınel [TUR 005 / 1219 / OBS 102] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2021126
29 November 2019 | MSF – Médecins Sans Frontières
France

Article on the transfer of refugees from the makeshift camp in Porte d'Aubervilliers
Real solutions for migrants needed following evacuation of Paris camps (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020923
19 November 2019 | BBC News
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden

Report on the situation of young refugees published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
EU countries warned of 'lost generation' of young refugees (Media Report, English)
en ID 2020269
19 November 2019 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
France

Ombudsman publishes report on the treatment of migrant children
France Slammed Over Treatment of Migrant Children (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020375
19 November 2019 | CoE - GREVIO – Council of Europe - Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
France

Evaluation report on violence against women and the implementation of the corresponding Council of Europe convention (prevention measures; protection and support; legislation; investigation and prosecution; migration and asylum)
GREVIO Rapport d’évaluationde référence France [GREVIO/Inf(2019)16] (Periodical Report, French)
fr ID 2020794

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2019

Prosecution dropped spy charges on imprisoned French-Iranian academic but maintains 2 other charges

Report on threats against and attacks on media freedom and journalists in Council of Europe states (physical attacks, killings and impunity; attacks by non-state actors; threats by authorities and misuse of legislation; other topics)

Iranian authorities refuse to release Australian university lecturer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage; she and an also imprisoned French researcher reportedly began a hunger strike on 24 December 2019

Continuing precarious situation of refugees and migrants and harassment of human rights defenders

The passport of a Turkish university associate professor, who is living in France, has been confiscated in April 2019; he is charged with terrorism propaganda for attending a meeting of the Franco-Kurdish association "Amités Kurdes" in France

Article on the transfer of refugees from the makeshift camp in Porte d'Aubervilliers

Report on the situation of young refugees published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Ombudsman publishes report on the treatment of migrant children

Evaluation report on violence against women and the implementation of the corresponding Council of Europe convention (prevention measures; protection and support; legislation; investigation and prosecution; migration and asylum)