A rule of law implies the submission of the state to the law, and the guarantee of the effectiveness of rights and freedoms. That is why the rule of law conditions democracy. We are witnessing an authoritarian shift: not only the government frees itself from the legal rules but has unfair practices since the prefects, after having negotiated the course of demonstrations with the unions, change their minds and take decrees prohibiting at the last…
Bans on demonstrations, anti-terrorist arsenal mobilized... The Ligue des droits de l'homme sounds alarmed at violations of the right to protest in France and filed on Tuesday night an application for interim relief.
Prohibition of demonstrations, curfews, use of anti-terrorism measures... Meeting on 4 November in Paris, trade unions and freedom defenders denounce an authoritarian shift.