insert_link World European rights court upholds French law against buying sex A French law criminalising clients of prostitutes does not infringe on the European Convention on Human Rights, the continent's top rights court ruled Thursday. A group of 261 men and women sex workers had turned to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the 2016 law, which threatens buyers of sex with fines of up to 1,500 euros ($1,630), which can be more then doubled for […] todayJuly 25, 2024 13
insert_link Sport French charities decry ‘social cleansing’ ahead of Paris Olympics By Estelle EMONET, Adam PLOWRIGHT A collective of French charities that has been a persistent critic of the Paris Olympics accused organisers on Monday of carrying out a "year of social cleansing" of the capital ahead of the start of the Games. A new report by "The Other Side of the Medal" group, which brings together 80 different charities, said Paris was following a playbook used […] todayJune 3, 2024 14