France Moves to Shut Down Environmental Group

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Mobile riot gendarmes policing a protest against the construction of a new water reserve for agricultural irrigation in Sainte-Soline, France on March 25, 2023. © 2023 Ugo Amez/SIPA/AP Images France has been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons the last few weeks. The country has faced a social, political, and human rights crisis with rights groups and independent bodies criticizing French police for resorting to excessive force during recent protests over a controversial pension reform, and the contested construction of a giant water reservoir in Sainte-Soline,…

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