Human Rights Defender: François-Noël Buffet Promises "Total Independence"
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The former minister, who began his career as a lawyer in Lyon, assured members of parliament that he had "ensured" throughout his career "that individual and public freedoms were fully respected." His hearing before the National Assembly's Law Committee comes after some sixty associations and unions—including Greenpeace France, Doctors of the World, Oxfam France, SOS Racisme, the French Family Planning Association, and Inter-LGBT—denounced his "…
Many trade unions and associations have opposed the appointment of François-Noël Buffet as the next Defender of Rights. Proposed by Emmanuel Macron, the former minister pays for his "positions contrary to fundamental rights".
Published by the Law Commission of the National Assembly on 15 July, Senator LR François-Noël Buffet has struggled to convince that he is the right person for the position of defender of rights. His reactionary positions have been questioned by parliamentarians in particular.
The former minister was criticized for his conservative positions by the left-wing deputies who did not hide the hostility towards his appointment.
His hearing before the Law Committee of the National Assembly comes after some 60 associations and trade unions have denounced his "positions contrary to fundamental rights".
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