CAP Submission Regarding the Appointment of Mr. Georges Fenech as President of MIVILUDES
On 19 September 2008, Prime Minister Fillon appointed Mr. Georges Fenech, former Magistrate and Member of Parliament, as Chairman of MIVILUDES (the Inter-Ministerial Mission of Vigilance to Fight against Sectarian Drifts). MIVILUDES was formed on 28 November 2002 by the Prime Minister. MIVILUDES is an inter- ministerial government entity tasked to collect data on religious movements and inform the public about the “risks of sectarian deviances”. MIVILUDES is composed of a President, a Secretary General with a task force of twelve
Officials assigned from government ministries, an Executive Committee composed of 18 government officials from nine ministries, and an Advisory Council composed of eight members of Parliament, eight associations, and 14 experts.
