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France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 20/11/2009

(Paris) -The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Human Rights Watch said today. The treaty, t ...

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France: Does Prestigious Literary Award Entail a “Duty of Restraint” ?

Posted by Suzanne Lehn on 15/11/2009

The start of this year's French literary season saw French-Senegalese novelist and playwright Marie N'Diaye awarded a much-awaited Prix Goncourt. However, N'Diaye and her family moved to Berlin two years ago, in large part because of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's politics. Wil ...

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Caribbean: French Literary Prizes

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 06/11/2009

This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].

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France: Abolish Airport Limbo for Migrant Children

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 29/10/2009

France's system of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children who arrive in Paris by air puts them at serious risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The conclusions are based on the 60-page report, " Lost in Transit: Insufficient Protection for Unaccompanied Migrant Children at ...

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France: Language Lessons in the Park

Posted by Lester Bolicenni on 27/10/2009

Sarah Hay blogs about the French lessons she gives to a group of young Afghan asylum seekers in a park in Paris. “Theyre incredibly keen that I learn the Pashto for everything I teach them to the point of comical mishap, for example when I taught them the word metro…”

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