BRUSSELS
\nA Brussels-based human rights watchdog warned on Monday EU institutions and member states on the attacks against Muslims and the spread of far-right ideas in France.
\nThe European Network Against Racism (ENAR) denounced in a statement \u201cthe escalation of attacks against Muslims and civil society organisations who work against racism and anti-Muslim hatred in France.\u201d
\n\u201cThe country is showing marks of a growing far-right within its institutions,\u201d the watchdog said.
\nAccording to the organisation, Europe should be concerned by the French government\u2019s \u201cincreasingly divisive discourse and strategies\u201d that are based on far-right ideology and target Muslims and civil society organisations.
\nENAR finds it alarming that \u201cunder the guise of national security, civil society organisations have been dissolved, mosques have been raided.
\n and schools and Muslim-owned businesses closed\u201d contrary to the principles of the rule of law.
\nThe watchdog also noted that fundamental rights \u201cof racialised people in France, and Muslims in particular\u201d are severely endangered in France.
\nThey asserted that the freedom of expression and association is particularly threatened, citing a recent report from the French Observatory of Associative Freedom that documented 20 abusive sanctions against NGOs without legal or factual bases over the past five years.
\nENAR stressed these actions have a \u201cchilling effect\u201d on Muslim communities and civil society because they are \u201cconsidered guilty until proven innocent.\u201d
\nThe statement underlined that French mainstream media has also joined the trend of attacking NGOs and \u201cdemonising Muslims.\u201d
\nThe organisation also warned that French politicians actively seek ties with openly far-right political organisations across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BRUSSELS A Brussels-based human rights watchdog warned on Monday EU institutions and member states on the attacks against Muslims and the spread of far-right ideas in France. The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) denounced in a statement \u201cthe escalation of attacks against Muslims and civil society organisations who work against racism and anti-Muslim hatred in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n