OSCE 2013: Intervista al Senatore (Leg. XVI) Marco Perduca
Institutional discrimination of religious and spiritual minorities in Italy and Romania discussed at the OSCE meeting with civil society
Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization and discrimination based on religion or belief
For years, France has had a policy of stigmatization and negative stereotyping of minorities of religion or belief it has labeled as “sects” or, more recently as “sectarian movements”. This derogatory classification corresponds to the improper assessment of religion or beliefs and the consideration that some of them, new or minority ones not belonging to traditional Churches or Institutions, are “deviant” and constitute “sectarian drifts”.
2012 : OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting : Discrimination of Minority Belief Groups in France
The Inter-ministerial Mission of Vigilance and Fight against Sectarian Drifts (MIVILUDES), placed directly under the Prime Minister in France, has set in place a policy that directly contradicts Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights on religious freedom and Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 of the Convention which requires the State to respect the rights of parents to ensure education and teaching in conformity with their own religious convictions.
2012 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting : MIVILUDES stigmatization of parent members of religious minorities and their children
Created over ten years ago to fight against discrimination of minorities of religion or belief in France, the European Coordination for Freedom of Conscience which I represent wishes to highlight the French policy of stigmatization of parent members of religious minorities and their children.
OSCE Human Dimension Freedom of religion or belief 1st October 2012 « Sects » and children : Miviludes 2009 report
OSCE Human Dimension Freedom of religion or belief 1st October 2012
« Sects » and children : Miviludes 2009 report
