France
Social racism soon seen as a crime?
ATD Fourth World meets with the HALDE (High authority for the struggle against discrimination and for equality) Press release September 27, 2010
Yesterday, on Monday, September 27, 2010, ATD Fourth World met with the HALDEwith a task force from the Consultative Committee to debate the opportunity of setting up new a criterion of discrimination because of social origins. ATD Fourth World had brought hard proof of cases of discrimination because of poverty. ATD Fourth World is hoping that this first meeting will launch a more in depth study which could lead to French law being amended to take into account this criterion of discrimination.ATD Fourth World France changes hands
Press release, Paris, October 18, 2010
Pierre Saglio has stepped down today from the Presidency of the ATD Fourth World Movement France. After having headed the Movement for eight years, he now would like to serve ATD Fourth World differently, and step down from the presidency. He (…)On the occasion of the International Day for the eradication of poverty, the government announces that poverty is decreasing. But is this reflecting the reality?
Press release, Paris, 15th of October 2010
On the 17th October 2007, President Sarkozy committed himself to reduce poverty by a third in five years and to publish yearly indicators in order to show the results to the French people.Three years later, the government made public only one (…)
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